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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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Nathan Hochman has not said when prosecutors will make a decision about seeking capital punishment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

In 2013, Alabama recorded the lowest number of new death sentences since the resumption of capital punishment in the mid-1970s.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson