death penalty
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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It is time to face the fact that Gregg failed to put the death penalty on a sound footing and that nothing can improve on Gregg’s frailties.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Four years before Gregg, the Supreme Court had brought the death penalty to a halt in Furman v.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Multiple Zizian trials are pending, with federal prosecutors seeking the death penalty in one case.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
It has raised concerns about the GCC's record of restricting press freedom, using the death penalty, and being high producers of greenhouse gas emissions because of their six countries' oil industries.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Between the passage of Alabama's new death penalty statute in 1975 and the end of 1988, there had been only three executions in Alabama.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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