capital punishment
Example Sentences
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Instead, he alleged that he was also forced to sign a document in Arabic that listed charges carrying capital punishment.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Prosecutors have not indicated whether they intend to pursue capital punishment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The court has labeled capital punishment cases only since the October 2017 term.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
But instead of ending capital punishment in the United States, the Furman decision set off a scramble in which states reenacted their death penalty laws in the hope of curing the problem Justice Douglas identified.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
In 2013, Alabama recorded the lowest number of new death sentences since the resumption of capital punishment in the mid-1970s.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
