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The early Ragusa rule was thirty days. Later forty-day periods connect with the name. A modern duration depends on the particular situation.

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noun / verb · protective separation; to hold apart

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Forty in the name; duration varies

The early Ragusa rule was thirty days. Later forty-day periods connect with the name. A modern duration depends on the particular situation.

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