peine de mort

Definitions of peine de mort
  1. noun
    putting a condemned person to death
    synonyms: exécution, exécution capitale, mise à mort
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    types:
    électrocution
    execution by electricity
    décapitation
    execution by cutting off the victim's head
    type of:
    punition corporelle
    the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
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