Punishment+or+penalty+of+death

  • 51penalty*/ — [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… …

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  • 52death — /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 …

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  • 53Death — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates life. 3 a the fact or process of being killed or killing (stone to death; fight to the death). b the fact or state of being dead (eyes… …

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  • 54death — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates life. 3 a the fact or process of being killed or killing (stone to death; fight to the death). b the fact or state of being dead (eyes… …

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  • 55Death of Lisa McPherson — Lisa McPherson Born February 10, 1959(1959 02 10) United States Died December 5, 1995(1995 12 05) …

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  • 56Death of Dianne Brimble — Dianne Brimble Dianne Elizabeth Brimble (10 April 1960 – 24 September 2002) died aboard a P O Cruises cruise ship of a drug overdose. She is alleged to have been neglected and received callous treatment at the hands of passengers she was with at… …

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  • 57death penalty — noun A punishment in which the person who committed the offence is put to death by the state. Syn: capital punishment …

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  • 58Death by sawing — Part of a series on Capital punishment Issues Debate · …

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  • 59ˈdeath ˌpenalty, the — noun [singular] legal punishment by death, usually for a serious crime such as murder …

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  • 60death penalty — /ˈdɛθ pɛnəlti/ (say deth penuhltee) noun the sentence of death as given to a convicted criminal; capital punishment …