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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The crowd had as many as 2,000 spectators and included children, according to The Washington Post — and only a handful were there in protest of capital punishment.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors in Idaho may have felt taking capital punishment off the table was a reasonable outcome for Kohberger.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Jordan's execution comes amid an overall uptick in the use of capital punishment in the U.S. since January.
—CBS News, 25 June 2025
Per Texas Politics Project polls, nearly 70% of state voters supported capital punishment in October 2023, as compared to 78% in February 2010.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors in Idaho may have felt taking capital punishment off the table was a reasonable outcome for Kohberger.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Jordan's execution comes amid an overall uptick in the use of capital punishment in the U.S. since January.
—CBS News, 25 June 2025
Per Texas Politics Project polls, nearly 70% of state voters supported capital punishment in October 2023, as compared to 78% in February 2010.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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“Capital punishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20punishment. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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