Capital punishment Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Capital punishment has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

putting a condemned person to death

execution executing capital punishment death penalty

The practice of putting a person to death as a punishment for a crime.

See Also

value voter deathworthy corporal punishment consistent life ethic culture of death guillotine executioner pre furman

Related Terms

value voter deathworthy corporal punishment consistent life ethic culture of death guillotine executioner pre furman capital offense mindwipe prodeath death chamber pro life capital punishments right to life capital crime capitally nonexecuting death immurement

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

corporal punishment

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

burning hanging electrocution decapitation crucifixion

Rhyming Words

ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent

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