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give
of by way of exchange [will top dollar for your used car] 4 a : to impose as punishment b : to award by formal verdict [judgment was given against the plaintiff] giv·er n
general court-martial
general court-martial : a court-martial consisting of a military judge and usually at least five members and having authority to impose a sentence of dishonorable discharge or death compare special court-martial, summary court-martial
final
final 1 : ending a court action or proceeding leaving nothing further to be determined by the court or to be done except execution of the judgment but not precluding appeal used of an order, decision,...
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executioner
executioner : one who puts another to death in fulfillment of a judicial death sentence
execution
execution 1 : the act or process of executing [witnessed the of the will] 2 : a putting to death as fulfillment of a judicial death sentence 3 : the process of enforcing a judgment (as...
execute
execute -cut·ed -cut·ing 1 : perform : as a : to carry out fully [includes not only executed violence, but also threatened violence "Louisiana Civil Code"] b : to do what is provided or required by...
deterrence
deterrence : the inhibition of criminal behavior by fear esp. of punishment
interlocutory
interlocutory [Medieval Latin interlocutorius, from Late Latin interloqui to pronounce an interlocutory sentence, from Latin, to speak between] : not final or definitive [an order] ;broadly : made or done during the progress of an action...
degree
degree, second degree, third degree NOTE: Crimes are rated by degrees for the purpose of imposing more severe punishments for more serious crimes. b : a measure of care ;also : a measure of negligence esp. in
custody
legal authority penal custody : custody of a person (as in a correctional institution) as a form of punishment phys·i·cal custody : custody of a person (as an arrestee) whose freedom is under the actual and immediate
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