death penalty

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Capital punishment: The legally authorized killing of a person as punishment for a crime.
    • Execution: The act of putting a person to death by the state as a legal penalty.
Usage
  • The term "death penalty" is used as a singular noun to refer to the legal punishment itself. It is typically preceded by the definite article "the" (e.g., ).
  • It is used in formal, legal, and political contexts to discuss laws, justice, and human rights.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The state abolished the death penalty for all crimes.
    • The debate over the death penalty continues in many countries.
    • He was sentenced to the death penalty for his crimes.
Advanced Usage
  • "To face the death penalty": To be at risk of receiving this sentence.
    • The convicted murderer now faces the death penalty.
  • "To be under sentence of death" / "To be on death row": To have received the death penalty and be awaiting execution.
    • He has been on death row for ten years.
Variants and Related Words
  • Capital punishment (n): A formal synonym for the death penalty.
    • Capital punishment remains a controversial issue.
  • Execution (n): The act of carrying out the death penalty.
    • The execution was scheduled for dawn.
  • Death sentence (n): The judicial pronouncement of the death penalty.
    • The judge handed down a death sentence.
Synonyms
  • Capital punishment: The infliction of death by a legal authority.
  • Judicial execution: Execution carried out under a legal sentence.
Related Phrases
  • "To commute a death sentence": To change a death sentence to a lesser punishment, such as life imprisonment.
    • The governor decided to commute the death sentence.
  • "To impose the death penalty": To formally apply this sentence.
    • The court can impose the death penalty for the most serious offenses.
Related Idioms
  • "A fate worse than death": While not directly about the penalty, this idiom expresses extreme suffering or a terrible outcome, sometimes used in hyperbolic contrast.
    • For him, losing his reputation was a fate worse than death.
Noun
  1. putting a condemned person to death

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