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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Hochman said that under the new death penalty policy, defense attorneys will be allowed to present mitigating factors to the Special Circumstances Committee, which will determine whether capital punishment should be pursued.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Louisiana, Arizona end pauses on capital punishment as 3 executions set for March Texas pastor with simple dream killed in his own church.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
No South Carolina governor has granted clemency since the state reinstated capital punishment in 1976.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
Creech’s execution poised to take ‘emotional toll’ Executions have the potential to cause secondary trauma for those charged with carrying out capital punishment and the people who know the prisoner put to death, according to academic research.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Louisiana, Arizona end pauses on capital punishment as 3 executions set for March Texas pastor with simple dream killed in his own church.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
No South Carolina governor has granted clemency since the state reinstated capital punishment in 1976.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
Creech’s execution poised to take ‘emotional toll’ Executions have the potential to cause secondary trauma for those charged with carrying out capital punishment and the people who know the prisoner put to death, according to academic research.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Capital punishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20punishment. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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