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Capital punishment refers to the death penalty. Both expressions are synonymous despite focusing on different aspects. The former stresses the notion of punishment (i.e., as a consequence of one’s actions); the latter stresses the nature of the punishment (i.e., death). Both expressions designate the execution of an offender who has been found guilty by a court. In some parts of the world a court of law and the law itself have a religious nature.
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ten Have, H., Patrão Neves, M. (2021). Capital Punishment (See Death Penalty). In: Dictionary of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54161-3_109
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