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cruel punishment

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  • cruel — adjective (crueler or crueller; cruelest or cruellest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin crudelis, from crudus Date: 14th century 1. disposed to inflict pain or suffering ; devoid of humane feelings …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cruel and unusual punishment — cru·el and un·usu·al punishment n: punishment that is offensive to the contemporary morality or jurisprudence (as by being degrading, inflicting unnecessary and intentional pain, or being disproportionate to the offense) nor cruel and unusual… …   Law dictionary

  • Cruel and Usual Punishment —   Author(s) Nonie Darwish …   Wikipedia

  • punishment — pun·ish·ment n 1: the act of punishing 2: a penalty (as a fine or imprisonment) inflicted on an offender through the judicial and esp. criminal process see also cruel and unusual punishment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …   Law dictionary

  • cruel — I adjective acrimonious, agonizing, atrocious, barbarous, blood thirsty, brutal, cold, cold blooded, cold hearted, crudelis, demoniacal, devilish, diabolical, distressing, evil minded, ferocious, fiendish, fierce, hard, hardhearted, harsh,… …   Law dictionary

  • Cruel and unusual — is commonly used to describe certain controversial forms of physical punishment, for which see: Cruel and unusual punishment Other uses Cruel Unusual (album), an album by Black Sun Empire Cruel and Unusual (comics), a 1999 comic book series Cruel …   Wikipedia

  • cruel, unusual — adj. Characterization of punishment that is unduly harsh and goes beyond the recognized purposes of punishment in a civilized society. Cruel and unusual punishment has frequently been asserted in connection with attempts to overturn death penalty …   Law dictionary

  • Cruel Intentions 3 — DVD release cover Directed by Scott Ziehl Produced by …   Wikipedia

  • Cruel and Unusual (film) — Cruel and Unusual Directed by Janet Baus Dan Hunt Reid Williams Produced by Janet Baus Dan Hunt Reid Williams …   Wikipedia

  • Cruel and unusual punishment — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions …   Wikipedia

  • punishment — n. 1) to administer, mete out punishment to 2) to impose, inflict punishment on 3) to escape; suffer, take punishment 4) cruel, cruel and unusual; harsh, severe; just; light, mild punishment 5) capital; corporal; summary punishment 6) (mil.)… …   Combinatory dictionary

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