Capital Punishment

4. A person who supports the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment.
6. A device used historically for carrying out executions by beheading.
7. Chair An apparatus used in some jurisdictions for execution by electrocution.
8. The theory that the threat of punishment will deter people from committing crimes.
9. Punishment Execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of a criminal offense.
11. A process by which a higher court reviews the decision of a lower court.
12. Corpus A legal order that requires a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
13. Evidence Information that can be used in a court of law, gathered from the analysis of physical, biological, or chemical properties.

1. A temporary prohibition of an activity, often used in the context of halting executions.
2. Factors Information or evidence presented to the court regarding the defendant's character or the circumstances of the crime that might result in reduced charges or a lighter sentence.
3. Injection The most common method of execution in the U.S, where a person is injected with a fatal dose of drugs.
5. The theory or philosophy of law.
7. The act of officially absolving someone from blame; vindication.
8. Row A prison block or section for prisoners sentenced to death.
10. The act of lessening a punishment and showing mercy, often resulting in a death sentence being reduced to life imprisonment.