death penalty
noun
death penalties
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pluralof death penalty.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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However, no death penalties have been carried out since.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2024
The issues discussed range from whether priests can marry to the morality of death penalties.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 16, 2023
In 2017, Florida passed a law that required death penalties to be imposed only after a unanimous recommendation by a jury.
From Reuters ● Apr. 14, 2023
The government also proposed last year to abolish mandatory death penalties, but the move was scuppered after Parliament was dissolved for a general election.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
Prisons came into fashion later than the death penalty, and as a form of punishment have gradually come to take the place of most death penalties.
From Crime: Its Cause and Treatment by Clarence Darrow
