DEATH PENALTY Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the phrase death penalty. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DEATH PENALTY
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executing | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
noun • putting a condemned person to death | ||||||||
execution | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • putting a condemned person to death • the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it • (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer • (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable • a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out • the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order • unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being | ||||||||
capital punishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • putting a condemned person to death |