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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There has been a years-long nationwide shortage because pharmaceutical companies — particularly in Europe, where opposition to capital punishment is strongest — have refused to sell their products for that purpose.
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
Pharmaceutical companies opposed to capital punishment have prohibited the use of their products for executions.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
The defense raised several objections to capital punishment, including the state's criteria for the death penalty, changing public opinion and international law.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Arizona is poised to resume executions, which Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes suspended last year pending a review of capital punishment in the state.
—Axios Phoenix, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
Pharmaceutical companies opposed to capital punishment have prohibited the use of their products for executions.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
The defense raised several objections to capital punishment, including the state's criteria for the death penalty, changing public opinion and international law.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Arizona is poised to resume executions, which Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes suspended last year pending a review of capital punishment in the state.
—Axios Phoenix, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Capital punishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20punishment. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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