Capital Punishment |
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abolished the death abolition accepted action acts actual adopted American applied arguments arson assassination authorities Bibliography body called capital crimes capital punishment carried century chair civil colonies committed common concept condemned constitute controversy convicted countries criminal cruel and unusual death penalty death row death sentence decision deterrent developed early effect England entirely especially European example execution exists fact followed France hanging House human imposed increased interesting issue Italy judicial Justice justified killing later lethal majority ment military movement murder Nazi offenses opinion originally passed period persons political practice Press prison problem published punishable by death put to death rape rarely recent reform reported result retains the death ruling seems serious shooting social society Soviet taken tion took treason trend U.S. Supreme Court United usually weapon World written York