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vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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a row of prison cells for prisoners awaiting execution | death row |
a sentence condemning a convicted felon to execution by the state | death sentence |
the conditional release of a person from prison before the maximum sentence is served | parole |
a request to legal authorities for a different decision, judgment, or sentence | appeal |
putting to death | execution |
punishment by death for a crime | capital punishment |
ten year period | decade |
judicial officers: judges or magistrates | justices |
majority of opinion | consensus |
something that discourages or helps to stop | deterrent |
gave reason or sanction for; justified | warranted |
people who commit crime | perpetrators |