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Today's Word/ Phrase

                                           EFFIGY An effigy is the representation of a person. In  some situations people burn the effigy of a person.  These kinds of acts show a clear indication of the hatred and contempt of those who burn the effigy towards the person represented by it.  This custom originated in France, where the public executioner used to hang the effigy of the criminal, if the criminal himself could not be apprehended.