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When allowed as an alternative to death, it was accompanied by an administrative decree called interdictio aquae et ignis ("interdiction of water and fire"), which declared the offender an outlaw, allowing any person who encountered him or her within the borders of the country to kill him or her. During the Late Republic, there was consensus among the public and legislators to reduce the incidence of capital punishment by allowing condemned persons to go into voluntary

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