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  • 51death — O.E. deað death, dying, cause of death, in plura, ghosts, from P.Gmc. *dauthaz (Cf. O.S. doth, O.Fris. dath, Du. dood, O.H.G. tod, Ger. Tod, O.N. dauði, Dan. dèd, Swed. död, Goth. dauþas death ), from verbal stem …

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  • 52death row — n: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death death row adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. death row …

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  • 53the 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 …

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  • 54Death-qualified jury — A death qualified jury is a jury in a criminal law case in the United States in which the death penalty is a prospective sentence. Such a jury will be composed of jurors who: Are not categorically opposed to the imposition of capital punishment;… …

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  • 55Death of Caylee Anthony — Memorial near where Caylee Anthony s remains were found Date …

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  • 56Death of Tina Watson — Tina Watson Born Christina Mae Thomas 13 February 1977(1977 02 13) Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, West Germany Died 22 October 2003(2003 10 22) (aged 26) Great Barrier Reef Townsville, Queenslan …

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  • 57penalty — noun 1 punishment ADJECTIVE ▪ harsh, heavy, hefty, severe, stiff, strict, substantial, tough ▪ draconian …

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  • 58Death row — For other uses, see Death row (disambiguation). Part of a series on Capital punishment Issues …

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  • 59Death and culture — All Is Vanity by C. Allan Gilbert, suggesting an intertwining between life and death. This article is about death in the different cultures around the world as well as ethical issues relating to death, such as martrydom, suicide and euthanasia.… …

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  • 60penalty — n. 1) to impose, mete out a penalty 2) to pay a penalty (to pay the full penalty for one s mistakes) 3) to rescind a penalty 4) a light, mild; maximum; minimum; severe, stiff, strict penalty 5) the death penalty 6) a penalty for 7) on, under… …

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