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.
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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
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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
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“Capital punishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20punishment. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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