capital punishment
Example Sentences
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Ben Gvir on Friday posted a video of himself standing over a row of Palestinian prisoners lying face down on the ground with their hands tied, in which he called for capital punishment.
From Barron's
“One of the very first cases citing my book sent a man to his capital punishment,” he explained of an earlier dictionary.
From Los Angeles Times
The British public was already questioning whether capital punishment had a place in 20th Century society and, two years after Ellis' hanging, legal changes saw diminished responsibility introduced as a defence.
From BBC
The use of nitrogen gas as a method of capital punishment has been denounced by United Nations experts as cruel and inhumane.
From Barron's
The last of 13 executions took place four days before the swearing-in of Biden, who campaigned on abolishing capital punishment.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
