death penalty
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death penalties
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noun
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The convictions were often based on acts that normally don’t carry the death penalty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said the decision not to pursue the death penalty followed "rigorous review" including discussions with the Reiner family.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
He continued: "Detainees are warning about the dire living conditions they now face decades of in prison or, in some countries, the possibility of the death penalty."
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
In the following years, she fought for controlled heroin programmes and against the death penalty and world hunger.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
I turned the other police misconduct cases over to other lawyers because my death penalty docket was so full.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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