Death Penalty - Law Dictionary Search Results
Capital offences
crimes upon conviction of which the offender is condemned to be hanged. The only crimes now punishable with death are high treason; murder; destruction of H. M. Ships, arsenals, etc. (12 Geo. 3, c. 24); piracy when … save a prisoner's life, would often falsely find that valuable goods stolen were of the value of 39s. Sentence of death cannot be pronounced on or recorded against a young person under 18. [Children and Young Persons
Piracy
life of such person may be endangered, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall suffer death as a felon. If sentence is passed under this section a public execution will have to take place, … be endangered, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall suffer death as a felon. If sentence is passed under this section a public execution will have to take place, as the section is not
Justifiable homicide
legal guilt. It is of various kinds:- (1) The due execution of public justice, inputting a malefactor to death who has forfeited his life by the laws of his country. (2) It may be committed for the … a boy to feed upon his body. The prisoners in this case were sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to six months' imprisonment.
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Centesimation
The infliction of the death penalty upon one person in every hundred as in cases of mutiny
voir dire
the witness outside the presence of the jury] [voir diring prospective jurors as to their beliefs concerning the death penalty "State v. Ortiz, 540 P.2d 850 (1975) (concur)"]
try
or counsel in the trial of : bring to trial on behalf of a client [was unqualified to death penalty cases]
strike down
White and R. S. Summers"] ;esp : to declare (a law) illegal and unenforceable [the court struck down death penalty provisions "L. H. Tribe"]
discretion
decision or latitude of choice within certain bounds imposed by law [reached the age of ] [struck down death penalty provisions administered through unbridled jury "L. H. Tribe"]: as a : the power of a judge to use
noncapital
noncapital : not involving the death penalty [a case]
Jus gladii
means 'right of the sword'. The executory power of the law; the power or right to inflict the death penalty, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 865
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