capital punishment

Example Sentences

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The court has labeled capital punishment cases only since the October 2017 term.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026

And for a judge eager to expand this nation’s use of capital punishment, there is no time like the present to get on with that task.

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026

While capital punishment has not been abolished in Uganda, it is rarely carried out, with the last recorded case taking place in 2005.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The Court had in prior decades issued many emergency orders in election and capital punishment cases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Supreme Court had grown impatient with challenges to capital punishment.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson