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Cruel and unusual punishment

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001425

Punishment prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which is considered excessively harsh, degrading, or disproportionate to the crime committed. This concept evolves with societal standards of decency. It applies to both the nature of the punishment and the method of its imposition.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001425
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001425",
  "term": "Cruel and unusual punishment",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Punishment prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which is considered excessively harsh, degrading, or disproportionate to the crime committed. This concept evolves with societal standards of decency. It applies to both the nature of the punishment and the method of its imposition.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/cruel-and-unusual-punishment/"
}

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