death penalty
/ˈdeθ penəlti/noun
उच्चारण डेथ पेनल्टी
मृत्युदंड, फाँसी की सज़ा
Core word
noun
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[singular]
the punishment of being killed by the state for a serious crime
मृत्युदंड, फाँसी की सज़ा
- The court gave him the death penalty for the murders.
- Many countries have abolished the death penalty.
- a debate on the death penalty
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- The debate on the death penalty divides opinion across the country.
- Few crimes are punished by the death penalty in our courts.
- He argued in the essay that the death penalty does not reduce crime.
Synonyms capital punishment death sentence
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General knowledge
In India the death penalty is given only in the 'rarest of rare' cases, a test laid down by the Supreme Court in Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab in 1980.
भारत में मृत्युदंड केवल 'rarest of rare' मामलों में दिया जाता है, यह कसौटी Supreme Court ने 1980 में Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab मामले में तय की थी।
The President can grant a pardon or commute a death sentence under Article 72 of the Constitution.
संविधान के Article 72 के अंतर्गत राष्ट्रपति मृत्युदंड को क्षमा कर सकते हैं या उसे कम सज़ा में बदल सकते हैं।