Usually means: State-sanctioned execution for crimes.
Definitions Related words Phrases (New!) Mentions
We found 23 dictionaries that define the word death penalty:

General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. the death penalty: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. death penalty: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. death penalty: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. death penalty, the death penalty: Collins English Dictionary
  5. death penalty: Vocabulary.com
  6. death-penalty: Wordnik
  7. the death penalty: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. death penalty: Wiktionary
  9. death penalty: Dictionary.com
  10. Death Penalty (album), Death Penalty, Death-penalty, Death penalty (NCAA), Death penalty (disambiguation), Death penalty: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. death penalty: Rhymezone
  12. death penalty: Free Dictionary
  13. death penalty: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. death penalty: Dictionary/thesaurus

Business (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. Duhaime's Canadian law dictionary (No longer online)
  2. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  3. International Law Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Death-penalty, The death penalty, death penalty: Legal dictionary
  5. death penalty: Law.com Dictionary
  6. Everybody's Legal Dictionary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Death-penalty, The death penalty, death penalty: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (death penalty)

noun:  (law) A punishment in which the offender is put to death by the state.

Similar:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Words similar to death penalty

Usage examples for death penalty

Idioms related to death penalty

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Words that often appear near death penalty

Rhymes of death penalty

Invented words related to death penalty

Similar:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Compound Your Joy   Threepeat   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Help


Our daily word games Threepeat and Compound Your Joy are going strong. Bookmark and enjoy!