punishment of death
1death sentence — punishment of death …
2death penalty — death .penalty n [singular] the legal punishment of death →↑capital punishment ▪ Three Britons are facing the death penalty for spying …
3death penalty, the — death ,penalty, the noun * legal punishment by death, usually for a serious crime such as murder. Killing people officially is called capital punishment …
4death sentence — death .sentence n 1.) the official punishment of death, ordered by a judge ▪ He received a death sentence . ▪ Premeditated murder carries (=is punished by) the death sentence . 2.) something such as an illness that makes you sure you will die ▪… …
5death sentence — death sentences N COUNT A death sentence is a punishment of death given by a judge to someone who has been found guilty of a serious crime such as murder. His original death sentence was commuted to life in prison …
6death penalty — punishment of death for a criminal offense …
7PUNISHMENT — While there is no modern theory of punishment that cannot, in some form or other, be traced back to biblical concepts, the original and foremost purpose of punishment in biblical law was the appeasement of God. God abhors the criminal ways of… …
8death penalty — noun putting a condemned person to death • Syn: ↑execution, ↑executing, ↑capital punishment • Derivationally related forms: ↑execute (for: ↑executing), ↑executioner ( …
9death penalty — N SING: usu the N The death penalty is the punishment of death used in some countries for people who have committed very serious crimes. If convicted for murder, both youngsters could face the death penalty …
10death sentence — noun (C) the punishment of death given by a judge: Gilmore received a death sentence …
