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on penalty of death

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  • 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 — n: a permanent cessation of all vital bodily functions: the end of life see also brain death, civil death ◇ Death is usu. defined by statute and for purposes of criminal homicide has been held to include brain death. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary… …   Law dictionary

  • Death Penalty — • The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for crime. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Death Penalty Information Center — The Death Penalty Information Center (abbreviated DPIC) is a non profit organization that focuses on disseminating studies and reports related to the death penalty by itself and others to the news media and general public. The Center was founded… …   Wikipedia

  • Death-qualified jury — A death qualified jury is a jury in a criminal law case in the United States in which the death penalty is a prospective sentence. Such a jury will be composed of jurors who: Are not categorically opposed to the imposition of capital punishment;… …   Wikipedia

  • penalty — noun 1 punishment ADJECTIVE ▪ harsh, heavy, hefty, severe, stiff, strict, substantial, tough ▪ draconian …   Collocations dictionary

  • penalty — n. 1) to impose, mete out a penalty 2) to pay a penalty (to pay the full penalty for one s mistakes) 3) to rescind a penalty 4) a light, mild; maximum; minimum; severe, stiff, strict penalty 5) the death penalty 6) a penalty for 7) on, under… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • penalty — 01. If you don t wear a helmet when you ride your bicycle, the current [penalty] is about equal to the cost of buying a new helmet. 02. The hockey player got a two minute [penalty] for interfering with the goalie. 03. In a language class, it is… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • penalty — / penlti/ noun plural penalties (C) 1 a punishment for breaking a law, rule, or legal agreement: No littering. Penalty $500. (+ for): The penalty for murder was death. | impose a penalty (=force someone to accept a penalty): the highest penalty… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Death chair — The death chair is a term for a seating device used in the executions of criminals who have been condemned to the death penalty. A death chair is utilized in the following methods of execution: Electrocution, where an electric chair restrains the …   Wikipedia

  • Penalty shootout (association football) — Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament) following a draw in a game of football. Kicks during a shootout… …   Wikipedia

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