capital punishment
noun
: punishment by death : the practice of killing people as punishment for serious crimes
an opponent of capital punishment
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Although the state later reinstated capital punishment, officials upheld his life sentence.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2024
The center is a nonprofit organization that does not take a position on capital punishment.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
This is a common practice echoed the world over in systems designed for capital punishment, including distributing blanks to firing squads and the use of elaborate sequences of false switches for the delivery of lethal injections.
—Will Cady, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
Roberson’s innocence claim underscores an inherent risk of capital punishment: A potentially innocent person could be put to death.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2024
The center is a nonprofit organization that does not take a position on capital punishment.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
This is a common practice echoed the world over in systems designed for capital punishment, including distributing blanks to firing squads and the use of elaborate sequences of false switches for the delivery of lethal injections.
—Will Cady, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
Roberson’s innocence claim underscores an inherent risk of capital punishment: A potentially innocent person could be put to death.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Capital punishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20punishment. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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