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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In his view, this causes capital punishment to violate due process.
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Ron Matthias, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
The death penalty has amassed widespread public support in Japan, with a 2019 poll of citizens showing that over 80% of respondents believed capital punishment was necessary.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Smith is to be the first convict executed by the state in 2024 and Oklahoma's 12th execution since capital punishment resumed in 2021.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
Smith would be the first person executed in the state this year and the 12th since capital punishment resumed in 2021.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Little, a vocal supporter of capital punishment, has vowed not to postpone Creech’s execution any longer.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
And both Republican and Democratic governors in Missouri have supported capital punishment.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
Rosen’s administration has secured capital punishment once during his 13 years as district attorney, in the case of Melvin Forte, who was sentenced to death in 2011 by a county judge.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Vladimir Vasilyev, the leader of the governing United Russia party’s faction in the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, said the proposal to restore capital punishment would be considered.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Ron Matthias, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
The death penalty has amassed widespread public support in Japan, with a 2019 poll of citizens showing that over 80% of respondents believed capital punishment was necessary.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Smith is to be the first convict executed by the state in 2024 and Oklahoma's 12th execution since capital punishment resumed in 2021.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
Smith would be the first person executed in the state this year and the 12th since capital punishment resumed in 2021.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Little, a vocal supporter of capital punishment, has vowed not to postpone Creech’s execution any longer.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
And both Republican and Democratic governors in Missouri have supported capital punishment.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
Rosen’s administration has secured capital punishment once during his 13 years as district attorney, in the case of Melvin Forte, who was sentenced to death in 2011 by a county judge.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Vladimir Vasilyev, the leader of the governing United Russia party’s faction in the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, said the proposal to restore capital punishment would be considered.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Capital punishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20punishment. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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