He seemed to have some imprecation caught in his throat and which produced a kind of angry hiccup as he glared up at Blondy.

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Public imprecation consists of the Islamic magistrate telling the husband to repeat four times, "I testify by Allah that I am truthful in charging her with adultery" though if she is present he says, "this wife of mine, " and points to her.

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The Pro has his office in Jersey City and I bet he hurls the occasional imprecation about it when he is not busy railing about the idiots in Congress who make a mucking fess out of the tax law, reality TV and the GD extensions that prevent him from spending all his time outside of tax season blogging and going to musicals.

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