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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And both Republican and Democratic governors in Missouri have supported capital punishment.
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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
Ohio law makes capital punishment a possibility in certain murder cases – including when there is a child victim.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2024
Creech’s execution poised to take ‘emotional toll’ Executions have the potential to cause secondary trauma for those charged with carrying out capital punishment and the people who know the prisoner put to death, according to academic research.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Feb. 2024
While five of the federal charges Aldrich faces include a possible death penalty, federal prosecutors are not seeking capital punishment in the case, according to a joint motion filed on Jan. 9.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2024
In that same election, voters defeated a rival measure that would have repealed capital punishment.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
The latter change is meant to allow the state to bring back capital punishment after more than a decade.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
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
Ohio law makes capital punishment a possibility in certain murder cases – including when there is a child victim.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2024
Creech’s execution poised to take ‘emotional toll’ Executions have the potential to cause secondary trauma for those charged with carrying out capital punishment and the people who know the prisoner put to death, according to academic research.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Feb. 2024
While five of the federal charges Aldrich faces include a possible death penalty, federal prosecutors are not seeking capital punishment in the case, according to a joint motion filed on Jan. 9.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2024
In that same election, voters defeated a rival measure that would have repealed capital punishment.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
The latter change is meant to allow the state to bring back capital punishment after more than a decade.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Capital punishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20punishment. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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