death penalty
English
Noun
death penalty (plural death penalties)
- (law) A punishment in which the offender is put to death by the state.
- Synonyms: capital punishment, execution
- 2021 September 22, Stephen Roberts, “The writings on the wall...”, in RAIL, number 940, page 71:
- And if you would like one more fact about this worthy, he was responsible for an Act on the statute book abolishing the death penalty for cattle rustling.
Derived terms
- corporate death penalty
- Usenet Death Penalty
Translations
state punishment of death — See also translations at capital punishment
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