capital punishment
noun
: punishment by death : the practice of killing people as punishment for serious crimes
called also death penalty
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What is clear is that the legislation represents more than a policy choice about capital punishment.
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Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
Despite knowing a bit about Hood’s work, the filmmakers didn’t know much about the capital punishment.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Badinter’s campaign against capital punishment had its origins in his own brutal family history.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Israel had long upheld a de facto moratorium on both executions and capital punishment sentencing, thereby leading by example in the region despite a complex security environment.
—Benjamin Weinthal , Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
Despite knowing a bit about Hood’s work, the filmmakers didn’t know much about the capital punishment.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Badinter’s campaign against capital punishment had its origins in his own brutal family history.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Israel had long upheld a de facto moratorium on both executions and capital punishment sentencing, thereby leading by example in the region despite a complex security environment.
—Benjamin Weinthal , Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Capital punishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20punishment. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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