death penalty | definition

 


criminal law

 

Death Penalty:

The death penalty is a homicide sanctioned and ultimately committed by the state as a punishment for crime.

As a technical matter, the death penalty is still legal in the United States.  However, because of the legal expense of pursuing the penalty, it is seldom used.


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Last Modified: 07/04/2018

 

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