capital punishment
capital punishment 死刑
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capital punishment
The sentence of death for a serious crime. — Also termed death penalty. See DEATH PENALTY.
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capital punishment
capital punishment. The sentence of death for a serious crime. — Also termed death penalty. See DEATH PENALTY. “At Common Law capital punishment was imposed for a few very serious offences such as treason, murder, rape, and burning a dwelling-house. Even as late as 1688, despite the exceptionally rigorous laws which had been enacted during
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capital offense
A crime for which the death penalty may be imposed. — Also termed capital crime. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 1666.]
gas chamber
gas chamber. A small, sealed room in which a capital punishment is carried out by strapping the prisoner into a chair and releasing poisonous fumes.
executioner
executioner. A person who puts another person to death to carry out a death sentence; a person who carries out capital punishment on the state’s behalf.
death qualified jury
Criminal law. A jury that is fit to decide a case involving the death penalty because the jurors have no absolute ideological bias against capital punishment. Cf. life-qualified jury. [Cases: Jury 33(2.15). C.J.S. Juries §§ 409, 446.]
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criminal policy
criminal policy. The branch of criminal science concerned with protecting against crime. • It draws on information provided by criminology, and its subjects for investigation are (1) the appropriate measures of social organization for preventing harmful activities, and (2) the treatment to be accorded to those who have caused harm, whether the offenders are to
ultimatum supplicum
ultimatum supplicum.[Law Latin “final or extreme punishment”] Capital punishment.
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death penalty
death penalty. 1. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. 2. A penalty that makes a person or entity ineligible to participate in an activity that the person or entity previously participated in. • The penalty is usu. imposed because of some type of gross misconduct. 3. See death-penalty sanction under SANCTION.