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Capital punishment

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000853

The legally authorized execution of an individual as punishment for a crime, also known as the death penalty. This ultimate sanction is reserved for the most heinous offenses in jurisdictions where it is permitted. The methods of execution and the crimes for which it can be imposed vary significantly across different legal systems.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000853
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000853",
  "term": "Capital punishment",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The legally authorized execution of an individual as punishment for a crime, also known as the death penalty. This ultimate sanction is reserved for the most heinous offenses in jurisdictions where it is permitted. The methods of execution and the crimes for which it can be imposed vary significantly across different legal systems.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/capital-punishment/"
}

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