capital punishment

Definition:
Punishment by death.
The legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime.

Use 'capital punishment' in a sentence:

• 1. That cost is not difficult to justify where capital punishment is the penalty for first-degree murder.
• 2. During that time there have been repeated attempts to reintroduce capital punishment.
• 3. Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
• 4. One of the uses of capital punishment is to deter other criminals from committing more crimes.
• 5. They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent.
• 6. The case of Harris has sharpened the debate over capital punishment.
• 7. Severe punishments must be meted out and if necessary capital punishment will be needed.
• 8. He could have been sentenced to death, but his prosecutors didn't seek capital punishment.
• 9. Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.