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death penalty

American  

noun

  1. capital punishment.

death penalty British  

noun

  1. capital punishment

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A day earlier, Attorney General Pam Bondi said the administration could pursue terrorism charges and possibly the death penalty against the suspect.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has issued the death penalty in a number of previous cases.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Hasina if she is found guilty on Monday.

From BBC

Among the policies of this new regime would be the “death penalty” for an “occult element at the high levels of society, specifically among the Jews,” that is “suppressing” Christianity.

From The Wall Street Journal

While the death penalty does exist for a small number of crimes in Israel it has only been used twice since 1948 when the state was created.

From BBC

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