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You know, the Bible is so clear. Go to Genesis chapter nine and you will find the death penalty clearly stated in Genesis chapter nine... God ordains the death penalty!
Rafael Cruz

Meaning of "death penalty" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEATH PENALTY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEATH PENALTY

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Death penalty is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DEATH PENALTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Capital punishment

Capital punishment or the death penalty is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. The judicial decree that someone be punished in this manner is a death sentence, while the actual enforcement is an execution. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offenses. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally "regarding the head". Capital punishment has, in the past, been practiced by most societies, as a punishment for criminals, and political or religious dissidents. Historically, the carrying out of the death sentence was often accompanied by torture, and executions were most often public. Currently 58 nations actively practice capital punishment, 98 countries have abolished it de jure for all crimes, 7 have abolished it for ordinary crimes only, and 35 have abolished it de facto. Amnesty International considers most countries abolitionist; overall, the organisation considers 140 countries to be abolitionist in law or practice. About 90% of all executions in the world take place in Asia.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEATH PENALTY

death duties
death duty
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death grant
death house
death knell
death march
death mask
death metal
death notice
death rate
death rattle
death ray
death roll
death row
death seat
death sentence
death squad
death tax
death threat

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEATH PENALTY

admiralty
brand loyalty
casualty
commonalty
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fealty
loyalty
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mayoralty
mesnalty
penalty
personalty
realty
royalty
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vice-admiralty
viceroyalty
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Synonyms and antonyms of death penalty in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «death penalty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEATH PENALTY

Find out the translation of death penalty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of death penalty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «death penalty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

死刑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pena de muerte
570 millions of speakers

English

death penalty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मौत की सजा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عقوبة الإعدام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смертная казнь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pena de morte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৃত্যুদণ্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peine de mort
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

hukuman mati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Todesstrafe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

死刑
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사형
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hukuman mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

án tử hình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மரண தண்டனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फाशीची शिक्षा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ölüm cezası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pena di morte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kara śmierci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смертна кара
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pedeapsa cu moartea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θανατικής ποινής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doodstraf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dödsstraff
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dødsstraff
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of death penalty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEATH PENALTY»

The term «death penalty» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.458 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEATH PENALTY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about death penalty

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10 QUOTES WITH «DEATH PENALTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word death penalty.
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Yasser Arafat
Our law is a Jordanian law that we inherited, which applies to both the West Bank and Gaza, and sets the death penalty for those who sell land to Israelis.
2
Brigitte Bardot
We have abolished the death penalty for humans, so why should it continue for animals?
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Pope Benedict XVI
Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. There may be legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not... with regard to abortion and euthanasia.
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Jane Birkin
When I arrived in France aged 20, I marched against the death penalty, which was an unpopular thing to protest against at the time.
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Patricia Cornwell
First of all, it does not deter crime, the death penalty.
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Rafael Cruz
You know, the Bible is so clear. Go to Genesis chapter nine and you will find the death penalty clearly stated in Genesis chapter nine... God ordains the death penalty!
7
Angela Davis
Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in America. Slavery became a haven for the death penalty.
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Angela Davis
The campaign against the death penalty has been - while a powerful campaign, its participants have been those who attend all of the vigils, a relatively small number of people.
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Steve Earle
My objection to the death penalty is based on the idea that this is a democracy, and in a democracy the government is me, and if the government kills somebody then I'm killing somebody.
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John Grisham
Sometimes I can tackle an issue -homelessness, tobacco litigation, insurance fraud, the death penalty - and wrap a good story around it. These are the best books, the ones with a story and a message.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEATH PENALTY»

Discover the use of death penalty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to death penalty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Debating the Death Penalty: Should America Have Capital ...
Experts on both side of the issue speak out both for and against capital punishment and the rationale behind their individual beliefs.
Hugo Adam Bedau, Paul G. Cassell, 2005
2
The Death Penalty in America: Current Controversies
Collected essays analyze and evaluate the practice of capital punishment, and present arguments for and against it
Hugo Adam Bedau, 1998
3
Death Penalty: Fair Solution Or Moral Failure?
Discusses the history of execution, the process from sentencing to execution, moral issues involved in the death penalty, arguments for and against it, and the shrinking number of countries with it.
JoAnn Bren Guernsey, 2009
4
The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International Law
Abolish the Death Penalty
William Schabas, 2002
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The Death Penalty: A Worldwide Perspective
This edition also considers the role andinfluence of victims' families and victim interest movements.
Roger G. Hood, Carolyn Hoyle, 2008
6
Religion and the Death Penalty: A Call for Reckoning
Owens, a doctoral candidate at the University of Chicago and a former research associate with the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, gathers contributors from academia, government, and public life who represent a wide range of faiths to ...
Erik C. Owens, John David Carlson, Eric P. Elshtain, 2004
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Peculiar Institution
In American history, the "peculiar institution" is slavery. Anyone who thinks its vestiges were wiped out by the Emancipation Proclamation or civil rights laws should read this book and think again.
David Garland, 2012
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The Death Penalty: For and Against
Two distinguished social and political philosophers take opposing positions in this highly engaging work.
Louis P. Pojman, 2000
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America's Death Penalty: Between Past and Present
This volume is essential reading for understanding the death penalty in America. Contributors: David Garland, Douglas Hay, Randall McGowen, Michael Meranze, Rebecca McLennan, and Jonathan Simon.
David Garland, Randall McGowen, Michael Meranze, 2011
10
The Death Penalty: Justice Or Legalized Murder?
Discusses the history of the death penalty, the different methods of execution, and how public opinion changes based on the legal and ethical issues that surround this controversial issue.
Ted Gottfried, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEATH PENALTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term death penalty is used in the context of the following news items.
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How a President Hillary Clinton could help end the death penalty
On the last day of this year's Supreme Court term, the court handed down Glossip v. Gloss, ruling 5-4 that Oklahoma's death penalty protocols ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Of death penalty, Caddo Parish DA tells NYT, 'Retribution is a valid …
Caddo Parish was also mentioned in a Supreme Court dissenting opinion on death penalty drugs as an example of "the geographic disparity of ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
3
Analysts: Death penalty lingers in Pa.
But their latest “Politically Uncorrected” column takes on the issue of the death penalty in Pennsylvania, noting that public support for capital ... «GoErie.com, Jul 15»
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Families altered by violence weigh in on death penalty petition debate
The Roberts family said it's about Nebraska voters getting a say after the unicameral repealed the death penalty this year. However, other ... «KETV Omaha, Jul 15»
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Sneed: George Ryan creates death penalty abolition group
Former Gov. George Ryan, who declared a statewide moratorium on executions in 2000, is honing his death penalty ax once again. «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
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Lake California shooting suspect could face death penalty
The suspect accused of killing two people in Lake California faced a judge for the first time Tuesday since the deadly shooting. John Wayne ... «KRCRTV.COM, Jul 15»
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Online Campaign Launched for Terrorist Death Penalty Law
An online campaign calling for the death penalty to be applied to terrorists was launched on Wednesday by MK Sharon Gal (Yisrael Beytenu), ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
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'Fund me to fight the death penalty in US'
A young lawyer who dreams of abolishing the death penalty has secured a scholarship in the US – but needs strangers' help to get her there. «Milton Keynes Citizen, Jul 15»
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Group in Norfolk Working to Bring Death Penalty Issue to a Public Vote
Volunteers in Norfolk have joined forces with a group called Nebraskans for the Death Penalty to collect enough signatures to bring the ... «Siouxland Matters, Jul 15»
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Death penalty cases have economic bias, says Kalam
NEW DELHI: Former President Abdul Kalam has favoured abolition of the death penalty, adding more credence to a debate on capital ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Death penalty [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/death-penalty>. May 2024 ».
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