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capital punishment

cap·i·tal pun·ish·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kap-i-tl puhn-ish-muh nt]
    • /ˈkæp ɪ tl ˈpʌn ɪʃ mənt/
    • /ˈkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kap-i-tl puhn-ish-muh nt]
    • /ˈkæp ɪ tl ˈpʌn ɪʃ mənt/

Definitions of capital punishment words

  • uncountable noun capital punishment Capital punishment is punishment which involves the legal killing of a person who has committed a serious crime such as murder. 3
  • noun capital punishment the punishment of death for a crime; death penalty 3
  • noun capital punishment the penalty of death for a crime 3
  • noun capital punishment punishment by death for a crime; death penalty. 1
  • noun capital punishment death penalty 1
  • noun capital punishment punishment by death. 0
See all 6 definitions of capital punishment

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Origin of capital punishment

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85

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Parts of speech for Capital punishment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Capital punishment

capital punishment popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

capital punishment usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for capital punishment

noun capital punishment

  • death warrant — A death warrant is an official document which orders that someone is to be executed as a punishment for a crime.
  • death sentence — A death sentence is a punishment of death given by a judge to someone who has been found guilty of a serious crime such as murder.
  • death penalty — The death penalty is the punishment of death used in some countries for people who have committed very serious crimes.
All 3 Synonyms of capital punishment

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