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tends to spread greatly on healing, and is not advisable for curved areas of the body. More successful is the multi-strike brand; it is done piece-by-piece rather than all at once. For example, to get a V-shaped brand, two lines would be burned separately by a straight piece of metal, rather than by a V-shaped piece of metal.
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Similar to the process used to brand livestock, a piece of metal is heated and pressed onto the skin for the brand. Historically it was used to claim ownership of slaves or to punish criminals, but as a form of body art, strike branding is less preferable to other types because it is not precise and
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around 1848 was looking for his runaway slave. He described her having "a brand mark on the breast something like L blotched". In South Carolina, there were many laws which permitted the punishments slaves would receive. When a slave ran away, if it was the first offense, the slave would receive no
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In the 18th century, cold branding, or branding with cold irons became the mode of nominally inflicting the punishment on prisoners of higher rank. "When Charles Moritz, a young German, visited England in 1782 he was much surprised at this custom, and in his diary mentioned the case of a clergyman
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law "An Act to Increase the Punishments of Horse Stealing" was passed in 1780 and repealed in 1860, which stated people guilty of such a crime should be branded. The law ran as follows; "the first offense shall stand in the pillory for one hour, and shall be publicly whipped on his, her or their
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transferred to the tissues surrounding the brand, burning and damaging them, electrosurgery branding vaporizes the skin so precisely and so quickly that little to no heat or damage to the surrounding skin is caused. This means that pain and healing time after the scarification is greatly lessened.
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Branding in Russia was used quite extensively in the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century. Over time, red hot iron brands were gradually replaced by tattoo boards; criminals were first branded on the forehead and cheeks, later on the back and arms. Branding was totally abolished in
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as the character Toadvine is branded with the letters H. T. on his forehead. H stands for Horse, T for Thief and F for Felon; "On his forehead were burned the letters H T and lower and almost between the eyes the letter F and these markings were splayed and garish as if the iron had been left too
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for malefactor at the other. Close by are two iron loops for firmly securing the hands during the operation. The brander would, after examination, turn to the judge exclaiming "A fair mark, my lord." Criminals were ordered to hold up their hands before their sentence, to show if they had been
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backs with thirty-nine lashes, well laid on, and at the same time shall have his, her or their ears cut off and nailed to the pillory, and for the second offense shall be whipped and pilloried in like manner and be branded on the forehead in a plain and visible manner with the letters H. T."
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works. Electric sparks jump from the hand-held pen of the device to the skin, vaporizing it. This is a more precise form of scarification, because it is possible to greatly regulate the depth and nature of the damage being done to the skin. Whereas with traditional direct branding, heat is
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Offenders in Australia were subject to branding in accordance with British law. In 1826, in Hobart, Joseph Clarke was charged with manslaughter and 'sentenced to be burnt in the hand'. In 1850, in New South Wales, deserter Daniel O'Neil was tattooed with the letter 'D'.
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In the North American colonial settlements of the 17th and early 18th centuries, branding was a common punishment for those found guilty of crimes. The type of brand differed from crime to crime. Men and women sentenced for
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voluntarily elect to be branded with their fraternity/sorority letters. This is far less common in sororities than fraternities and is especially prevalent in some historically African-American fraternities, such as
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Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: From the Fourteenth Day of October, One Thousand Seven Hundred, to the [twenty-seventh Day of February, One Thousand Eight Hundred and One] ...
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more than forty lashes. Then the second offense would be branding. The slave would have been marked with the letter R on their forehead signifying that they were a criminal, and a runaway.
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An intermediate case between formal slavery and criminal law is when a convict is branded and legally reduced, with or without time limit, to a slave-like status, such as on the
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Most slave owners would use whipping as their main method, but at other times they would use branding to punish their slaves. Another testimony explains how a slave owner in
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Generally voluntary, though often under severe social pressure, branding may be used as a painful form of initiation, serving both as endurance and motivation test (
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is the process by which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living person, with the intention of the resulting
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was a mode of punishment consisting of marking the subject as if goods or animals, sometimes concurrently with their reduction of status in life.
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might, in addition to any other penalty, order deserters to be marked on the left side, 2 inches (5.1 cm) below the armpit, with the letter
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Branding was sometimes used to mark recaptured runaway slaves to help the locals easily identify the runaway. Micajah Ricks, a slave owner in
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This rare method of branding is the same thing as strike branding, except that the metal branding tool is subjected to extreme cold (such as
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In the Lancaster Criminal Court, a branding iron is preserved in the dock. It is a long bolt with a wooden handle at one end and an
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in a highly publicized trial before the Second Protectorate Parliament. He had his tongue bored through and his forehead branded
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In organized crime as "stripes" to signify a violent crime that the person committed. Typically on the upper arm or upper torso.
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Branding tended to be abolished like other judicial mutilations (with notable exceptions, such as amputation under
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Dishonoured Americans: Loyalist Manhood and Political Death in Revolutionary America (Unpublished PhD Thesis)
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Some years ago the brands were usually small, only recognized by other pimps, sometimes hidden between the
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he was burnt in the hand, if that could be called burning which was done with a cold iron". From Markham's
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was sued by the father of an eleven-year-old boy who was branded during a religious ceremony there.
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sects. References to this practice can be traced in texts such as Narad Panchratra, Vaikhnasagama,
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A replica of a slave branding iron originally used in the Atlantic slave trade, on display at the
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Martyrology of the Churches of Christ Commonly Called Baptists during the Era of the Reformation
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record it applied, amongst other tortures, to a Christian between the eyes and on the cheeks in
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Such cases led to branding becoming obsolete. It was abolished in 1829, except in the case of
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symbol inked or branded with hot iron on their skin. In some organizations involved with the
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were branded with a cross on their foreheads for refusing to recant their faith and join the
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the face was not permitted to be so disfigured, the branding being on the hand, arm or calf.
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In late 18th century England the letter used would indicate the type of crime committed, eg
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BDSM relationships, with a dominant branding their name or symbol onto their submissive.
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Sometimes as an extreme initiation in the increasingly less common tradition of painful
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Irish Mirror: Pictured: Trafficked prostitutes BRANDED by pimps to show they 'own' them
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is now generally understood to mean a medical process – specifically to stop bleeding.
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Mark of a deserter from the British Army. Tattoo on skin and equipment. Displayed at
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Brand marks have also been used as a punishment for convicted criminals, combining
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unit which uses electricity to cut and cauterize the skin, similar to the way an
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long. When he turned to look at the kid, the kid could see that he had no ears."
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is used. This is known in English since 1541, and is derived via Medieval French
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for "blasphemer". In 1698 it was enacted that those convicted of petty theft or
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Process by which a mark is permanently burned into the skin of a living person
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The mark in later times was also often chosen as a code for the crime (e.g.,
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Ceremonial branding is an integral part of religious initiation in most
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Robbers, like runaway slaves, were marked by the Romans with the letter
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with ink or gunpowder. Notoriously bad soldiers were also branded with
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on the cheek or forehead. This law was repealed in England in 1550.
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use their name or well-known symbol, others are using secret signs.
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for bad character in Canada. Most branded men were shipped off to a
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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CNN: Old mark of slavery is being used on sex trafficking victims
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with a mark of their owners. Women and girls being forced into
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subjected themselves to branding on World Farm Animals Day (
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This is a less common form of branding. It uses a thermal
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Members of a fraternity displaying their new heart brands.
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making it permanent. This is performed using a hot or
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as punishment for perceived servility to the Crown.
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Index

Human Branding
scar
very cold
branding iron
livestock branding
body modification
punishment
enslaved
rite of passage

Old Norse
Old English
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Indo-European
Dutch
German
Late Latin
Greek
cauterization

slave
livestock
European
American
Atlantic slave trade
African
Ancient Romans
Sudan
galleys
penal colony

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