Capital punishment
Capital punishment noun - Putting a condemned person to death.
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Synonyms for Capital punishment
Honor killing and capital punishment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Honor killing" instead a noun phrase "Capital punishment".
Honor killing
Honor killing noun - An ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image.
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Synonyms for Honor killing
Capital punishment and honor killing are semantically related. You can use "Capital punishment" instead a noun phrase "Honor killing".
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- execution and capital punishment
- execution and honor killing
- chair and capital punishment
- chair and honor killing
- killing and capital punishment
- killing and honor killing
- slaughter and capital punishment
- slaughter and honor killing
- guillotine and capital punishment
- guillotine and honor killing
- carnage and capital punishment
- carnage and honor killing
- slaying and capital punishment
- slaying and honor killing
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