capital punishment
noun
: punishment by death : the practice of killing people as punishment for serious crimes
an opponent of capital punishment
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Biden also commuted sentences for 37 of 40 convicts on death row in federal prisons, which was largely a policy statement against capital punishment.
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Ron Faucheux, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
Also, last month, Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.
—Will Weissert The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2025
The outgoing Biden-Harris administration and its AG continue to play a political game with capital punishment.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 18 Jan. 2025
Thirty years ago, 80 percent of Americans believed in capital punishment.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 17 Jan. 2025
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Ron Faucheux, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
Also, last month, Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.
—Will Weissert The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2025
The outgoing Biden-Harris administration and its AG continue to play a political game with capital punishment.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 18 Jan. 2025
Thirty years ago, 80 percent of Americans believed in capital punishment.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Capital punishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20punishment. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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