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death penalty Definition

death penalty

noun

a sentence of death by execution: used with the

death penalty Law Definition

n

The court- ordered imposition of a sentence of execution as punishment for a crime. See also punishment (capital punishment).
death penalty Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • face: Through these programs, Reprieve engages in high impact, frontline advocacy on behalf of people facing the death penalty.
  • impose: At the initial phase only cases imposing either death penalty or maximum imprisonment term will be handled by jury trial.
  • carry: In 1618 however he was imprisoned for being a priest in England - a 'crime ' which carried the death penalty.
  • escape: Even convicted criminals often escaped the death penalty by securing a Royal Pardon.
  • retain: Mali raised concerns over the practice of female genital mutilation and Botswana was criticized because it retains the death penalty and prohibits homosexuality.
  • seek: The prosecution used his past association with the Black Panther Party to seek the death penalty.

Preposition: for

  • treason: Unfortunately, this government removed the death penalty for treason in 1998.

Adjective modifier

  • judicial: Once again, in God's design for mankind, the State has the responsibility for the judicial death penalty, not the family.