Absolve and Punish

character	absolve character	punish character
people	absolve people	punish people
wife	absolve wife	punish wife
someone	absolve someone	punish someone
Other words: characters, guilty, kids, crimes.

Both words in one sentence

When given the choice to absolve or punish a famous shade (essentially equivalent to opening a treasure chest), the Punish choice gives out Unholy experience and a small amount of soul economy.

Source: Evil Is Easy
Essentially, she says that human beings have matured enough to dispense justice themselves, without relying on supernatural forces and beliefs, and to vote whether they should punish or absolve, in the spirit of fairness.

Source: Deus ex Machina
Invulnerable Attack: Enemies will still try to attack Dante during a grab, but as long as you have started the kill animation — as opposed to still mulling whether to Punish or Absolve — any attack that is not another grab will just pass harmlessly through him.

Source: Video Game / Dante's Inferno

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