Punishment+or+penalty+of+death

  • 101Capital punishment in the People's Republic of China — Capital punishment in China redirects here. For the situation in Taiwan, see Capital punishment in the Republic of China. Part of a series on Capital punishment …

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  • 102Capital punishment in Russia — Both the legal and moral status of Capital punishment in Russia are currently controversial. There exists both an implicit moratorium established by the President and an explicit one, established by the nation s highest court; however, the latter …

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  • 103Capital punishment in the Republic of China — Capital punishment is a legal form of punishment in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Before 2000, Taiwan had a relatively high execution rate [http://fju.lawbank.com.tw/room reply.asp?tpid=395 tid=128] when some strict laws were still in effect in …

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  • 104Capital punishment in Maryland — Capital punishment is a legal form of judicial punishment in the U.S. state of Maryland. It has been in use in the state since June 20, 1638, when two men were hanged for piracy in St. Mary s County. A total of 309 people were executed by a… …

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  • 105Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty — Infobox Non profit Non profit name = Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty Non profit founded date = 1998, Toronto, ON, Canada area served = Global focus = Human Rights method = Activism, Lobbying, Research, Outreach homepage = [http://www …

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  • 106Capital punishment in California — Capital punishment is a legal form of punishment in the U.S. state of California. The first recorded execution in the area that is now California was on April 11, 1778 when four Native Americans were shot in San Diego County for conspiracy to… …

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  • 107cruel and unusual punishment — cru·el and un·usu·al punishment n: punishment that is offensive to the contemporary morality or jurisprudence (as by being degrading, inflicting unnecessary and intentional pain, or being disproportionate to the offense) nor cruel and unusual… …

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  • 108Capital punishment in Brazil — was last used in 1861 and has not been officially used since the proclamation of the Republic in 1889. Brazil is traditionally the second country in the Americas to abolish the death penalty as a form of punishment, preceded by Costa Rica in 1859 …

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  • 109Capital punishment in Florida — Capital punishment is legal in U.S. state of Florida. Florida was the first state to reintroduce the death penalty after the Supreme Court of the United States struck down all statutes in the country in the 1972 Furman v. Georgia decision, and… …

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  • 110capital punishment — noun putting a condemned person to death (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑execution, ↑executing, ↑death penalty • Derivationally related forms: ↑execute (for: ↑executing), ↑ …

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