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death penalty
The definition of the death penalty is the decision by the judicial system that some should be put to death as a result of crimes or offenses committed.
(noun)An example of death penalty is when a criminal receives a lethal injection for committing three murders.
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See death penalty in Webster's New World College Dictionary
a sentence of death by execution: used with the
See death penalty in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A sentence of punishment by execution.
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