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. 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.

2. Robert Mueller:

   Impeachment is capital punishment for a presidency, and impeachment represents an undoing of the democratic process, you are overturning an election.... It's something that Congress should not consider unless all other avenues are no longer open.

3. Josh Shapiro:

   That is the end of capital punishment in this state. When you execute an innocent man, knowingly execute an innocent man, you know there will be no more capital punishment in this state and possibly anywhere else in this country.

4. Scholastic Inc.:

   The October 8, 2018 issue of NY Times Upfront contained an article about capital punishment, with a headline that referenced the perpetrator of the tragic Parkland shootings. A quiz in the accompanying teacher's guide also mentioned the perpetrator by name. The article and the quiz were intended only to provide a platform for meaningful conversations around the history, civics and social impact of the death penalty, we deeply regret if the use of this real life example added in any way to the ongoing suffering of the students, families and educators of the Parkland community.

5. Scott Surovell:

   I can not think of anything that's more awful, unspeakable and wrong for a government to do than to use its power to execute somebody who didn't commit the crime they're accused of, the problem with capital punishment is that once it's inflicted you can't take it back -- can't be corrected.