death penalty for murder

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• Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 — Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Statute book chapter 1965 c. 71 Date …   Wikipedia

• death penalty — noun putting a condemned person to death • Syn: ↑execution, ↑executing, ↑capital punishment • Derivationally related forms: ↑execute (for: ↑executing), ↑executioner ( …   Useful english dictionary

• Murder (Abolition of the Death Penalty) Act 1965 — Under English law, the Murder (Abolition of the Death Penalty) Act 1965 is a statute abolishing the death penalty for murder in the United Kingdom. The Act replaces the penalty of death with a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment.The Act was… …   Wikipedia

• death 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… …   Law dictionary

• Death Penalty on Trial — ▪ 2003 by Andrew Rutherford       Along with the report in 2002 that the number of executions carried out worldwide in 2001 3,048 was more than double the 1,457 known to have taken place in 2000 came the news that more than 90% of them had… …   Universalium

• Felony murder and the death penalty — The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution does not prohibit imposing the death penalty for felony murder. The Supreme Court of the United States has created a two part test to determine when the death penalty is an appropriate… …   Wikipedia

• death penalty, the — death ,penalty, the noun * legal punishment by death, usually for a serious crime such as murder. Killing people officially is called capital punishment …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Death Penalty — Weltkarte des Todesstrafen Status aller Länder Blau: Todesstrafe ohne Ausnahme abgeschafft. Hellblau: Todesstrafe im Kriegsrecht. Khaki: Seit mindestens 10 Jahren keine Anwendung. Orange: Anwendung nur gegen Erwachsene …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• death penalty — N SING: usu the N The death penalty is the punishment of death used in some countries for people who have committed very serious crimes. If convicted for murder, both youngsters could face the death penalty …   English dictionary

• ˈdeath ˌpenalty, the — noun [singular] legal punishment by death, usually for a serious crime such as murder …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty — The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP) is a large organization dedicated to the abolition of the death penalty in the United States. Founded in 1976 (the same year the death penalty was reinstated by the Supreme Court of the… …   Wikipedia