Defenition of the word death penalty
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Defenition of the word death penalty
- The judicially ordered execution of a person as a punishment for a serious crime.
- putting a condemned person to death
Synonyms for the word death penalty
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- capital punishment
- executing
- execution
Hyponyms for the word death penalty
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- beheading
- burning
- burning at the stake
- crucifixion
- decapitation
- electrocution
- hanging
Hypernyms for the word death penalty
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