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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
- Sentencing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- death penalty
1, record 1, English, death%20penalty
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- capital punishment 2, record 1, English, capital%20punishment
correct
- punishment of death 3, record 1, English, punishment%20of%20death
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for crime. 4, record 1, English, - death%20penalty
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Capital punishment is the lawful infliction of death as a punishment and since ancient times it has been used for a wide variety of offences. The Bible prescribes death for murder and many other crimes including kidnapping and witchcraft. 5, record 1, English, - death%20penalty
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
- Peines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- peine de mort
1, record 1, French, peine%20de%20mort
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- peine capitale 2, record 1, French, peine%20capitale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La peine de mort ou peine capitale est une sentence appliquée par le pouvoir judiciaire consistant à retirer légalement la vie à une personne ayant été reconnue coupable d'une infraction qualifiée de «crime capital». La peine capitale est prononcée par l'institution judiciaire à l'issue d'un procès. 3, record 1, French, - peine%20de%20mort
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Administración penitenciaria
- Penas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pena capital
1, record 1, Spanish, pena%20capital
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- pena de muerte 1, record 1, Spanish, pena%20de%20muerte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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