death penalty
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death penalty
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From death + penalty.
noun the death penalty · death penalties
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A punishment in which the offender is put to death by the state.
And if you would like one more fact about this worthy, he was responsible for an Act on the statute book abolishing the death penalty for cattle rustling.
Similar: capital punishment, execution, Texas justice
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noun state punishment of death — see also capital punishment
| Español | pena de muerte, pena mortal, pena capital, último suplicio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사형 sahyeong |
| 日本語 | 死刑 shikei, 極刑 kyokkei, 死罪 shizai |
| 中文 | 死刑 sǐxíng, 極刑 /极刑 jíxíng, 死罪 sǐzuì |
| हिन्दी | मृत्युदंड mŕtyudaṇḍ, महादण्द mahādaṇd, सज़ा-ए-मौत sazā-e-maut |
| Português | pena de morte |
| Français | peine de mort, peine capitale, punition capitale |
| Deutsch | Todesstrafe |
| Italiano | pena di morte, pena capitale |
| Română | pedeapsă cu moartea |
| Русский | сме́ртная казнь smértnaja kaznʹ, вы́сшая ме́ра наказа́ния výsšaja méra nakazánija, вы́шка výška |
| Tiếng Việt | án tử hình, tử hình |
| العربية | إِعْدَام ʔiʕdām, عُقُوبَة الْإِعْدَام ʕuqūbat al-ʔiʕdām, عُقُوبَة الْمَوْت ʕuqūbat al-mawt |
| עברית | עונש מוות |
Talk about this word "death penalty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/death%20penalty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. death penalty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/death%20penalty "death penalty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/death%20penalty.Cite this
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title = {death penalty},
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