Capital punishment
Capital punishment noun - Putting a condemned person to death.
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Synonyms for Capital punishment
Gibbet and capital punishment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gibbet" instead a noun phrase "Capital punishment".
Gibbet
Gibbet noun - An instrument of public execution.
Capital punishment and gibbet are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Capital punishment" instead a noun "Gibbet".
Nearby Word: gibbeted
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- execution and capital punishment
- execution and gibbet
- drop and capital punishment
- drop and gibbet
- guillotine and capital punishment
- guillotine and gibbet
- hanging and capital punishment
- hanging and gibbet
- rope and capital punishment
- rope and gibbet
- scaffold and capital punishment
- scaffold and gibbet
- noose and capital punishment
- noose and gibbet
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