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Noun Concept
Categories: Penology, Human rights abuses, Torture, Articles with short description, Punishment
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cruel and unusual punishment  Cruel & unusual punishment  cruel and abusive punishment  Cruel and unusual capital punishment  cruel and unusual punishments
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Punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed WordNet 3.0
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Punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Cruel and unusual punishment is a phrase in common law describing punishment that is considered unacceptable due to the suffering, pain, or humiliation it inflicts on the person subjected to the sanction. Wikipedia
phrase describing punishment that is considered unacceptable due to the suffering, pain, or humiliation it inflicts on the person subjected to it Wikidata
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punishment
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cruel and unusual punishment
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cruel and unusual punishment
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cruel and unusual punishment
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Cruel & unusual punishment, cruel and abusive punishment, Cruel and unusual capital punishment, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, cruel and unusual punishments, inhumane punishment, No cruel and unusual punishments, unusual punishment

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