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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...
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...
executioner
executioner : one who puts another to death in fulfillment of a judicial death sentence
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parole
parole [Old French, speech, word, prisoner's word of honor to fulfill stated conditions, from Late Latin parabola speech, parable, from Greek parabolē comparison] : a conditional release of a prisoner who has served part of a...
penalty
penalty pl: -ties 1 : a punishment that is imposed on a wrongdoer by statute or judicial decision 2 : a pecuniary sum that by
Comma
A character or point marking the smallest divisions of a sentence written or printed
Blacklist
To put in a black list as deserving of suspicion censure or punishment esp to put in a list of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy as tradesmen and employers do
vagrant
has no established residence and wanders about without lawful or identifiable means of support [s may not be punished for being s; only persons who commit culpable acts are liable for criminal sanctions "State v. Richard, 836
violent felony
a crime consisting of conduct that presents a serious risk of potential injury to another or that is punishable by imprisonment for more than one year used esp. in federal sentencing of career criminals guilty of crimes
warrant
warrant [Anglo-French warant garant protector, guarantor, authority, authorization, of Germanic origin] 1 : warranty [an implied of fitness] 2 : a commission or document giving authority to do something: as a : an order from one...
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