the death penalty
noun
: death as a punishment given by a court of law for very serious crimes : capital punishment
If convicted, he could face the death penalty.
She opposes the death penalty.
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The latest ruling comes less than a week after Judge Graf denied Robinson's request to strike the death penalty as a possible punishment.
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Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Now, a former FBI agent is saying that the person behind a new ransom note sent to the family might be attempting to save themselves from the death penalty if caught.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 June 2026
Verdecia is one of a small number of Floridians who meticulously track the state’s use of the death penalty, trying to make sure executions — and more recently, the ramp-up in death warrants — do not pass completely unnoticed.
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Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
In January, Garnett took the death penalty off the table but ruled that prosecutors could use items collected from Mangione’s backpack during his arrest as evidence against him.
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Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
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Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Now, a former FBI agent is saying that the person behind a new ransom note sent to the family might be attempting to save themselves from the death penalty if caught.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 June 2026
Verdecia is one of a small number of Floridians who meticulously track the state’s use of the death penalty, trying to make sure executions — and more recently, the ramp-up in death warrants — do not pass completely unnoticed.
—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
In January, Garnett took the death penalty off the table but ruled that prosecutors could use items collected from Mangione’s backpack during his arrest as evidence against him.
—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
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“The death penalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20death%20penalty. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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