capital punishments
State-sanctioned lethal sentences
Capital punishments is the plural of capital punishment, the legal execution of a person as penalty for a crime.
The plural appears when comparing different methods or instances: Various capital punishments have been used throughout history, from hanging to lethal injection.
The singular form is far more common, as the term typically refers to the practice generally rather than individual executions.
- juriesGroups deciding verdicts
- murdersIntentional unlawful killings
- hangingsSuspended wall coverings
- coronersDeath cause determiners
- executionsLegally sanctioned killings
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capital punishmentsacquittal
Formal clearing of charges
pardon · clemency · probation · community service · fines
capital punishmentsrehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
restorative justice · mercy · forgiveness · redemption · clemency
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