death-penalty
71Death in Singapore — Graves at the Kranji War Cemetery – photographed 13 November 2005 Deaths in Singapore offset the population increase from live births. In 2007, 17,140 people in Singapore died from various causes. The death rate was 4.5 deaths per 1,000 of the… …
72death — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early, premature, untimely ▪ The president s untimely death has thrown the country into chaos. ▪ sudden, unexpected ▪ immediate …
73death row — noun the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution • Syn: ↑death house • Hypernyms: ↑cellblock, ↑ward * * * noun : a row of death cells * * * a row of prison cells for prisoners awaiting execution. [1950 55] * * * …
74Death threat — A death threat is a threat of death, often made anonymously, by one person or a group of people to kill another person or groups of people. These threats are usually designed to intimidate victims in order to manipulate their behavior, thus a… …
75penalty — pen|al|ty W3S3 [ˈpenlti] n plural penalties [Date: 1500 1600; : Medieval Latin; Origin: poenalitas, from Latin poenalis; PENAL] 1.) a punishment for breaking a law, rule, or legal agreement ▪ No littering. Penalty $500. ▪ Withdrawing the money… …
76penalty — pen|al|ty [ penlti ] noun count *** 1. ) a punishment for breaking a rule or law: penalty for: The maximum penalty for the offense is two years imprisonment. severe/heavy/stiff/tough penalties: There are severe penalties for companies who breach… …
77penalty — [[t]pe̱n(ə)lti[/t]] ♦♦♦ penalties 1) N COUNT: usu sing A penalty is a punishment that someone is given for doing something which is against a law or rule. One of those arrested could face the death penalty... The maximum penalty is up to 7 years… …
78penalty*/ — [ˈpen(ə)lti] noun [C] 1) a punishment for breaking a rule or law the death penalty[/ex] The maximum penalty for the offence is two years imprisonment.[/ex] 2) a chance to score a goal in a sports match when the other team has broken a rule… …
79death — /deth/, n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Cf. brain death. 2. an instance of this: a death in the family; letters published after his death. 3. the state of being …
80Death squad — A death squad is an armed military, police, insurgent, or terrorist squad that conducts extrajudicial killings, assassinations, and forced disappearances of persons as part of a war, insurgency or terror campaign. These killings are often… …
