ALL meanings of death penalty
death pen·al·ty
D d - singular noun death penalty The death penalty is the punishment of death used in some countries for people who have committed very serious crimes. 3
- noun death penalty a sentence of death by execution 2
- noun death penalty capital punishment 1
- noun death penalty capital punishment. 1
- noun death penalty (law) A punishment in which the person who committed the offence is put to death by the state. 0