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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 Court had in prior decades issued many emergency orders in election and capital punishment cases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

South Korea has an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment, with the last prisoners executed in 1997.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

After many countries around the world abolished capital punishment, Israel is taking steps in the opposite direction.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Mexico has abolished capital punishment and routinely seeks U.S. guarantees that any suspects extradited or otherwise sent to the United States will not face the death penalty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

I also find that he has spoken on behalf of the abolition of capital punishment and contributed generously to research institutions engaged in criminal neurophysiology.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov