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1death penalty — n: death as punishment for a crime – called also capital punishment; see also cruel and unusual punishment; gregg v. georgia in the important cases section ◇ The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the death penalty is not inherently violative of… …
2death — n: a permanent cessation of all vital bodily functions: the end of life see also brain death, civil death ◇ Death is usu. defined by statute and for purposes of criminal homicide has been held to include brain death. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary… …
3Death Penalty — • The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for crime. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
4Punishment, Capital — • The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for crime. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
5Death Penalty Information Center — The Death Penalty Information Center (abbreviated DPIC) is a non profit organization that focuses on disseminating studies and reports related to the death penalty by itself and others to the news media and general public. The Center was founded… …
6Death row phenomenon — Part of a series on Capital punishment Issues Debate · …
7Death-qualified jury — A death qualified jury is a jury in a criminal law case in the United States in which the death penalty is a prospective sentence. Such a jury will be composed of jurors who: Are not categorically opposed to the imposition of capital punishment;… …
8punishment — Any fine, penalty, or confinement inflicted upon a person by the authority of the law and the judgment and sentence of a court, for some crime or offense committed by him, or for his omission of a duty enjoined by law. A deprivation of property… …
9penalty — noun 1 punishment ADJECTIVE ▪ harsh, heavy, hefty, severe, stiff, strict, substantial, tough ▪ draconian …
10penalty — / penlti/ noun plural penalties (C) 1 a punishment for breaking a law, rule, or legal agreement: No littering. Penalty $500. (+ for): The penalty for murder was death. | impose a penalty (=force someone to accept a penalty): the highest penalty… …
