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  1. Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct.

  2. Aug 31, 2007 · Death Sentence: Directed by James Wan. With Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Preston, Jordan Garrett. Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever.

  3. Apr 20, 2019 · A death sentence is a legal process where a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime committed by him. The judicial decree that someone should be punished in this manner is called a death sentence, while the actual process of killing the person is called an execution.

  4. Apr 2, 2022 · This article is a detailed analysis of the death sentence in India and the categories of offences that come under its purview. The death penalty has long been a contentious issue, based on the deterrence principle of punishment.

  5. Jan 30, 2024 · As per 'Death Penalty in India: Annual Statistics 2022’ report, the Supreme Court awarded the death penalty to only seven people from 2007 to 2022. All death sentences were either set aside or commuted to life in 2023, as they missed the “rarest of rare cases”.

  6. Jun 24, 2024 · capital punishment, execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of a criminal offense. Capital punishment should be distinguished from extrajudicial executions carried out without due process of law.

  7. May 24, 2022 · Death sentences and executions 2021. This report covers the judicial use of the death penalty for the period January to December 2021. Amnesty International reports only on executions, death sentences and other aspects of the use of the death penalty, such as commutations and exonerations, where there is reasonable confirmation.