... which is from the Old English: dóm, meaning a  "judgment, sentence, decree, law"

An example would be something like this:

These are the dooms which King Æthelberht established in the days of Augustine...

If a man slay another, let him make bot with a half leodgeld of 100 shillings...

While King Æthelberht was forced to put a heavy price on his subjects from killing each other, Coach McDaniels and Broncos owner Pat Bowlen need to put a heavy price on their subject who thrives on killing the other team's quarterback.

For in Denver, Doom means only one thing. An attack upon the quarterback by Elvis Dumervil.

Few players in the NFL...

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