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Capital punishment

British pronunciation/kˈapɪtəl pˈʌnɪʃmənt/
American pronunciation/kˈæpɪɾəl pˈʌnɪʃmənt/
Capital punishment
[NOUN]
1

the killing of a criminal as punishment

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Examples
1Capital punishment worked.
2After a third offense, vagrants sometimes faced capital punishment.
3Is capital punishment morally permissible?
4He received capital punishment.
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