death-penalty
41the death penalty — death as a punishment given by a court of law for very serious crimes If convicted, he could face the death penalty. [=his punishment may be that he will be killed] She opposes the death penalty. [=capital punishment] • • • Main Entry: ↑ …
42Libertarian perspectives on the death penalty — Some libertarians who?believe that the death penalty is an extreme exertion of state power and is of little use in a free society, while it is of great use to a tyrannical government. Others who?believe that such punishment may be justified as a… …
43Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 — The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104 132, 110 Stat. 1214, (also known as AEDPA ) is an Act of Congress signed into law on April 24, 1996 to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, provide for an… …
44Malaysians Against Death Penalty & Torture (MADPET) — is a movement for the abolition of the death penalty and torture. MADPET has been involved in other human rights causes including fighting for freedom of expression and against the abuse of power police and other law enforcement officials. MADPET …
45(the) death penalty — the death penalty UK US noun legal legal punishment by death, usually for a serious crime such as murder. Killing people officially is called capital punishment . Thesaurus: punishment of being legally killedhyponym …
46Usenet Death Penalty — Dieser Artikel befasst sich mit dem massenhaften unerwünschtem Versand von Nachrichten. Zum gleichnamigen Dosenfleisch der Firma Hormel Foods Inc. siehe Frühstücksfleisch. Ferner ist SPAM der Name der Satire Rubrik bei Spiegel Online. Als Spam… …
47penalty — pen‧al‧ty [ˈpenlti] noun penalties PLURALFORM [countable] 1. a punishment for breaking a law or rule: penalty for • There will be increased penalties for dumping oil at sea. • The offence carries a maximum …
48death — n: a permanent cessation of all vital bodily functions: the end of life see also brain death, civil death ◇ Death is usu. defined by statute and for purposes of criminal homicide has been held to include brain death. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary… …
49Death by Hanging — (Kōshikei) Directed by Nagisa Ōshima Produced by Nakajima Masayuki Takuji Yamaguchi …
50death qualification — death qual·i·fi·ca·tion n: the process of excluding a juror from the jury of a case in which the death penalty may be imposed on the grounds that the juror s objection to the death penalty would prevent him or her from making an impartial… …
