punishable by death

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• punishable — adj. punishable by (punishable by death) * * * [ pʌnɪʃəb(ə)l] punishable by (punishable by death) …   Combinatory dictionary

• death — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early, premature, untimely ▪ The president s untimely death has thrown the country into chaos. ▪ sudden, unexpected ▪ immediate …   Collocations dictionary

• punishable — pun|ish|a|ble [ˈpʌnıʃəbəl] adj in law, a punishable act can be punished ▪ a punishable offence punishable by/with ▪ a crime punishable by death …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• punishable — [[t]pʌ̱nɪʃəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu v link ADJ by/with n If a crime is punishable in a particular way, anyone who commits it is punished in that way. Treason in this country is still punishable by death... They called on the authorities to make… …   English dictionary

• punishable — adjective a punishable act may be punished by law, especially in a particular way: a punishable offence (+ by): Murder is punishable by death …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Death — For other uses, see Death (disambiguation) and Dead (disambiguation). Dying redirects here. For the process of coloring, see Dyeing. For other uses, see Near death (disambiguation). The human skull, widely considered a symbol of death Death is… …   Wikipedia

• Death in Singapore — Graves at the Kranji War Cemetery – photographed 13 November 2005 Deaths in Singapore offset the population increase from live births. In 2007, 17,140 people in Singapore died from various causes. The death rate was 4.5 deaths per 1,000 of the… …   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

• death sentence — 1. : a sentence condemning a convicted defendant to death 2. : an affliction or a situation that is considered to be fatal ; also : a prognosis of death * * * noun, pl ⋯ tences [count] 1 : the decision by a court of law that the punishment for… …   Useful english dictionary

• death-qualified jury — ▪ American law       in law, a trial jury pronounced fit to decide a case involving the death penalty. The fitness of jurors to serve in death punishable cases depends on their views on capital punishment. For example, jurors absolutely opposed… …   Universalium

• Capital punishment — Death penalty and Death sentence redirect here. For other uses, see Death penalty (disambiguation) and Death sentence (disambiguation). Execution and Execute redirect here. For other uses, see Execution (disambiguation) and Execute… …   Wikipedia