All death penalty synonyms
death pen·al·ty
D d noun death penalty
- capital punishment — Capital punishment is punishment which involves the legal killing of a person who has committed a serious crime such as murder.
- 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.