the death penalty
noun
: death as a punishment given by a court of law for very serious crimes : capital punishment
If convicted, he could face the death penalty.
She opposes the death penalty.
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In the 1980s, Trump purchased a full-page ad in the New York Times calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty after five Black and Latino teenagers, known then as the Central Park Five, were accused of raping and beating a white woman jogger in New York City.
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Jill Colvin, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
In 1989, Trump purchased a full-page ad in the New York Times calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty after five Black and Latino teenagers, known then as the Central Park Five, were accused of raping and beating a white female jogger in New York City.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Trump, then a real estate mogul, had taken out large ads in newspapers calling for New York to bring back the death penalty.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Trump bought full-page advertisements in four New York newspapers calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty for the five teenagers shortly after their arrests.
—Jaden Amos, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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Jill Colvin, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
In 1989, Trump purchased a full-page ad in the New York Times calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty after five Black and Latino teenagers, known then as the Central Park Five, were accused of raping and beating a white female jogger in New York City.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Trump, then a real estate mogul, had taken out large ads in newspapers calling for New York to bring back the death penalty.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Trump bought full-page advertisements in four New York newspapers calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty for the five teenagers shortly after their arrests.
—Jaden Amos, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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