the death penalty

noun

: death as a punishment given by a court of law for very serious crimes : capital punishment

If convicted, he could face the death penalty.

She opposes the death penalty.

Examples of the death penalty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Among those who supported the death penalty, 55% opposed livestreaming executions. — Connor Greene, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

By last October, 52% of Americans favored the death penalty for someone convicted of murder. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

The defense rested its case on Thursday in the death penalty case of Alberto Sierra, who admitted to snuffing the lives of his estranged wife and her two young daughters with a plastic bag. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

The piece presents the death penalty as part of a broader culture in which state power is increasingly expressed through killing. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026