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Absalom
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Ab·sa·lom  (bs-lm)
In the Bible, a son of David who staged a revolt against his father's kingship and was defeated and killed in the ensuing battle.

Absalom [ˈæbsələm]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament the third son of David, who rebelled against his father and was eventually killed by Joab (II Samuel 15-18)


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See Amitai Aviram & Avishalom Tor, Overcoming Impediments to Information Sharing, 55 ALA.
I am grateful to Jon Elster, Christine Jolls, George Loewenstein, Eric Posner, Richard Posner, Avishalom Tor, and Adrian Vermeule for helpful comments on a previous draft.
 
 
 
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