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capital punishment

[kap-i-tl puhn-ish-muhnt] / ˈkæp ɪ tl ˈpʌn ɪʃ mənt /
NOUN
death penalty
Synonyms
WEAK
death sentence death warrant execution extreme penalty judicial murder

Example Sentences

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The Justice Department also reauthorized single-drug lethal injections in an effort to expedite capital punishment cases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Nowhere has this been more clearly on display than in the world of capital punishment.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Opponents of capital punishment have rejected it on religious, ethical and legal grounds arguing it goes against Jewish law, violates the right to life and brings a risk of executing innocent people.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Iran is the most prolific user of capital punishment after China.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Even though capital punishment quadrupled within a decade, there were still only 478 executions in the entire United States during the 1990s.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt