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Capital punishment
/kˈapɪtəl pˈʌnɪʃmənt/
/kˈæpɪɾəl pˈʌnɪʃmənt/Capital punishment
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the killing of a criminal as punishment
Example
Some individuals don't agree with capital punishment for moral reasons.
Public outcry led to the abolition of the gas chamber as a form of capital punishment in many jurisdictions.
In some jurisdictions, firing squads were employed as a means of capital punishment before more humane methods were adopted.
Witnesses gathered outside the prison to protest the use of the electric chair as a form of capital punishment.
The guillotine was dismantled and abolished in many countries as a more humane approach to capital punishment was adopted.
