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capital punishment
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Noun
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Singular
capital punishment
Plural
capital punishments
(
countable
&
uncountable
)
Capital punishment
is a specific
punishment
that results in the
death
of the accused.
Synonym:
death penalty
The murderer received
Capital punishment
for all the people he killed.
Related words
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life sentence
capital
punishment
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