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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Black would be the second person executed this year since Tennessee resumed capital punishment after a five-year hiatus. Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025 The plea deal removes capital punishment as a sentencing option for Kohberger. Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2025 The execution was carried out as calls grow to abolish capital punishment or increase transparency in Japan after the acquittal of the world’s longest-serving death row inmate Iwao Hakamada last year. Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025 While Minnesota abolished the death penalty over a century ago, the federal murder charges carry a maximum penalty of capital punishment. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for capital punishment

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