death-penalty

  • 121Fine (penalty) — A fine is money paid usually to superior authority, usually governmental authority, as punishment for a crime or other offence. The fine bill for violation of traffic law in Czech Republic The most usual use of the term, fine, relates to a… …

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  • 122Capital punishment — Death penalty and Death sentence redirect here. For other uses, see Death penalty (disambiguation) and Death sentence (disambiguation). Execution and Execute redirect here. For other uses, see Execution (disambiguation) and Execute… …

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  • 123Execution chamber — Death Chamber redirects here. For the martial arts film, see Shaolin Temple (1976 film). An execution chamber, or death chamber, is a room or chamber in which a legal execution is carried out. Execution chambers are almost always inside the walls …

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  • 124deathqualification — death qualification n. The qualification of a juror on the basis of a favorable attitude regarding the death penalty.   death qualify v. * * * …

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  • 125deathrow — death row (rō) n. The part of a prison for housing inmates who have received the death penalty. Also called death house. * * * …

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  • 126electrocution — Death caused by electricity. A method of executing the death penalty; passing through the body of the convict a current of electricity of sufficient intensity to cause his death. People ex rel. Kemmler v Durston, 119 NY 569, 579 …

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  • 127deathpenalty — death penalty n. A sentence of punishment by execution. * * * …

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  • 128Capital punishment in the United States — This article is about capital punishment in the U.S. as a general overview. For the federal government s capital punishment laws, see Capital punishment by the United States federal government. Part of a series on Capital punishment …

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