Dominic established a religious community in Toulouse in 1214, to be governed by the rule of Saint Augustine and statutes to govern the life of the friars, including the Primitive Constitution. Ng, who surrendered himself to the police, admitted that, during the nine months Chasanah spent working for his family, both he and his wife Rainbow Tan Chai Hong had kicked, punched, scalded and starved the maid, who weighed only 36 kg and sustained more than 200 injuries at the time of her death at Ng's sister's flat. Also, they should be taught not to be sad if they do not enjoy the divine consolations they hear others have; but they should know the loving Father for some reason sometimes withholds these. The offender will then be sent back to the court for the remaining number of strokes to be remitted or converted to a prison term of no more than 12 months, in addition to the original prison term he was sentenced to.

Singapore has not signed or ratified a number of international human rights treaties which prohibit the use of corporal punishment. In the tradition of Holy Writ, the impossibility of coming face to face with God is a recurring motif. In the revival movement France held a foremost place, owing to the reputation and convincing power of the orator, Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire (1802–1861). Dominicans are known for their intellectual rigor that informs their preaching, as well as engaging in academic debate with contemporary scholars.

Due to reforms to capital drug laws in 2013, Cheong was certified as a courier and thus on 20 April 2015, he had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane. Harun, then 26 years old, was found guilty in 1974 of a reduced charge of robbery by night and sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane, while the other accomplice Mohamed Yasin bin Hussin was sentenced to death for murder.

They wanted to create in themselves that environment that allowed Jesus to fulfill his divine mission, insofar as they were able. Henri Matisse was so moved by the care that he received from the Dominican Sisters that he collaborated in the design and interior decoration of their Chapelle du Saint-Marie du Rosaire in Vence, France.They can swing the cane at a speed of up to 160 km/h (99 miles per hour) [38] and produce a force upon impact of at least 880 N.