- capital offenses law
- law which deals with offenses punishable by death
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
capital offenses law
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capital offense — n. An offense for which execution is a possible punishment; also called a capital crime. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. capital offense … Law dictionary
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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT — CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, the standard penalty for crime in all ancient civilizations. In the Bible Many of the crimes for which any biblical punishment is prescribed carry the death penalty. The three methods of executing criminals found in the Bible… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Capital punishment in the Republic of China — Capital punishment is a legal form of punishment in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Before 2000, Taiwan had a relatively high execution rate [http://fju.lawbank.com.tw/room reply.asp?tpid=395 tid=128] when some strict laws were still in effect in … Wikipedia
Capital punishment in Brazil — was last used in 1861 and has not been officially used since the proclamation of the Republic in 1889. Brazil is traditionally the second country in the Americas to abolish the death penalty as a form of punishment, preceded by Costa Rica in 1859 … Wikipedia
Capital punishment in Oregon — Capital punishment is legal in the U.S. state of Oregon. The first execution under the territorial government was in 1851. Capital punishment was made explicitly legal by statute in 1864, and executions have been carried out exclusively at the… … Wikipedia
Capital punishment in California — Capital punishment is a legal form of punishment in the U.S. state of California. The first recorded execution in the area that is now California was on April 11, 1778 when four Native Americans were shot in San Diego County for conspiracy to… … Wikipedia
Capital punishment in Louisiana — Capital punishment is legal in the U.S. state of Louisiana. A total of 659 individuals have been executed in Louisiana including 27 since 1976. A total of 88 people are under a sentence of death in the state as of October 13, 2007. The current… … Wikipedia
Capital punishment in Washington — Capital punishment is a legal form of punishment in the U.S. state of Washington. A total of 109 executions have been carried out in the state and its predecessor territories since 1849. All but two were by hanging. HistoryThe first hangings… … Wikipedia
Capital punishment in Virginia — Capital punishment is legal in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. In what is now the commonwealth of Virginia, the first execution in the future United States was carried out in 1607. It was the first of 1,371 executions, the highest total of any … Wikipedia
