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vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |