death penalty
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The only great thing he did as governor was to insist that the death penalty was just wrong.
Mario Cuomo: An OK Governor, but a Far Better Person | Michael Tomasky | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHe rebuffed calls to institute the death penalty, and his last term as governor ended in his defeat.
Mario Cuomo, a Frustrating Hero to Democrats, Is Dead at 82 | Eleanor Clift | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIts blasphemy law, which carries the death penalty, is frequently invoked and just as frequently misused.
Pakistan’s Dance With Terrorists Just Backfired and Killed 132 Children | Chris Allbritton | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was the moment that led Ryan to order a moratorium on the death penalty in Illinois.
Wrongly Imprisoned for 15 Years Thanks to an Innocence Project | Jacob Siegel | November 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the dense atmosphere of tobacco and conspiracy, one hot topic has been the death penalty.
Ukraine Rebels Love Russia, Hate Gays, Threaten Executions | Anna Nemtsova | October 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Such was the temper of the time, that had he been captured alive he would surely have suffered the formal legal death penalty.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyHis sentence of the death penalty was then in accord with the judgment of the best mental experts.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyAny man found away from his post from this point on is in open mutiny and can expect the death penalty.
Greylorn | John Keith LaumerThe death penalty, the usual decree of the court, was generally inflicted by hanging.
The Modern Ku Klux Klan | Henry Peck FryWith savage glee he inflicted the death penalty on his foe, and went on his way exulting.
The Rise of the Russian Empire | Hector H. Munro
British Dictionary definitions for death penalty
the death penalty capital punishment
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