death penalty

Noun

Meaning

putting a condemned person to death

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

execution capital punishment gibbet damnation gallows drop killing assassination chair rope guillotine scaffold slaying noose beheading

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Antonyms

mercy forgiveness compassion pardon pity kindness

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Hypernyms

corporal punishment

Hyponyms

burning hanging crucifixion beheading decapitation electrocution

Examples

I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there are instances where the death penalty would seem appropriate. Jack Kevorkian

The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery. Bianca Jagger

I believe that more people would be alive today if there were a death penalty. Nancy Reagan

It is proper that we acknowledge the overwhelming weight of international opinion against the juvenile death penalty. Anthony Kennedy

As governor, I came to believe that the death penalty would be a just punishment for certain, especially heinous crimes, such as the murder of a child or the murder of a police officer. The events of September 11 convinced me that terrorists also deserve the ultimate punishment. Howard Dean

There is a strong religious commitment to the sanctity of human life, but, paradoxically, some of the most fervent protectors of microscopic stem cells are the most ardent proponents of the death penalty. Jimmy Carter

Close letter words and terms

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