capital punishment
noun
: punishment by death : the practice of killing people as punishment for serious crimes
an opponent of capital punishment
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Some states are reviving older methods of capital punishment due to drug shortages, even as other states reconsider them entirely.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
In the hours ahead of Sigmon’s scheduled execution, several protesters gathered outside the prison where he’s incarcerated, calling for an end to capital punishment.
—Ryan Young, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Judge Steven Hippler has already rejected a prior defense motion to strike the prosecution's intent to seek capital punishment.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
By the end of the millennium, the U.S. was practically alone among major Western nations in still enforcing capital punishment.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
In the hours ahead of Sigmon’s scheduled execution, several protesters gathered outside the prison where he’s incarcerated, calling for an end to capital punishment.
—Ryan Young, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Judge Steven Hippler has already rejected a prior defense motion to strike the prosecution's intent to seek capital punishment.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
By the end of the millennium, the U.S. was practically alone among major Western nations in still enforcing capital punishment.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Capital punishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20punishment. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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