death penalty
Americannoun
noun
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Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern break down the Broadview Six dismissal and the Supreme Court’s surprising punt in a major death penalty case.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
But he was not accused of any lethal offence, which - under international law - is the legal threshold for the use of the death penalty.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Ma supports the death penalty for those who kill police officers in the line of duty or commit heinous crimes against women and children.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
"Prisoners who are serving these sentences do so for a reason, and in the absence of the death penalty - which is an entirely different argument - it demonstrates how dangerous our prisons have become."
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Given our success in other death penalty cases, he must have feared the very real possibility of the appellate court's overturning Walter's conviction.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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