Synonyms for capital punishment
cap·i·tal pun·ish·ment

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1. execution, executing, capital punishment, death penaltynoun

   putting a condemned person to death

   Synonyms:
   slaying, performance, carrying into action, death penalty, execution, implementation, instruction execution, execution of instrument, executing, carrying out, murder, writ of execution

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1. capital punishment

   Synonyms:
   punishment or penalty of death

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1. capital punishment

   Synonyms:
   Punishment by death for a crime

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1. Albert Camus:

   What then is capital punishment but the most premeditated of murders, to which no criminal's deed, however calculated it may be, can be compared For there to be an equivalence, the death penalty would have to punish a criminal, who had warned his victim of the date at which he would inflict a horrible death on him, and who from that moment onward had confined him at his mercy for months. Such a monster is not encountered in private life.

2. Marty Carpenter:

   Those who voiced opposition to this bill are primarily arguing against capital punishment in general and that decision has already been made in our state, we regret anyone ever commits the heinous crime of aggravated murder to merit the death penalty and we prefer to use our primary method of lethal injection when such a sentence is issued. However, when a jury makes the decision and a judge signs a death warrant, enforcing that lawful decision is the obligation of the executive branch.

3. Agnes Callamard:

   I remind Bahrain that the only thing that distinguishes capital punishment from an arbitrary execution is full respect for the most stringent due process and fair trial guarantees.

4. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin:

   Oklahoma executes murderers whose crimes are especially heinous, i support that policy, and I believe capital punishment must be performed effectively and without cruelty. The bill I signed today gives the state of Oklahoma another death penalty option that meets that standard.

5. Rick Scott:

   State Attorney Ayala's complete refusal to consider capital punishment for the entirety of her term sends an unacceptable message that she is not interested in considering every available option in the fight for justice, each of these cases I am reassigning represents a horrific loss of life. The families who tragically lost someone deserve a state attorney who will take the time to review every individual fact and circumstance before making such an impactful decision.