Capital Punishment in America

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Across
  1. 3. a sealed room used as a method of execution in which a condemned person is put to death by exposure to lethal gas.
  2. 6. the fair and impartial administration of law, ensuring that individuals are treated equitably, offenders are held accountable, and the legal system upholds the rule of law.
  3. 7. a method of execution in which a condemned person is put to death by intravenous injection of lethal drugs.
  4. 8. an act or omission that violates criminal law and is punishable by the state through the criminal justice system.
  5. 9. treatment or conditions that are cruel, degrading, or violate basic human dignity and rights,
  6. 12. the formal punishment imposed by a court on a person who has been convicted of a crime.
  7. 13. the section of a prison where inmates who have been sentenced to death are held while awaiting execution.
  8. 15. a penalty imposed by the criminal justice system on a person convicted of a crime as a consequence for their criminal conduct.
  9. 16. treatment or conditions in law enforcement that are compassionate, respectful of human dignity, and free from unnecessary cruelty or suffering.
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  1. 1. refers to principles of right and wrong conduct, particularly concerning ethical behavior, justice, and human values within the law enforcement system
  2. 2. the legal act of carrying out a death sentence imposed by a court—the act of putting a condemned person to death as punishment for a capital offense.
  3. 4. a crime for which the death penalty (capital punishment) can be imposed as a sentence.
  4. 5. a device used as a method of execution in which a condemned person is put to death by passing a high-voltage electric current through their body.
  5. 10. the legal sentence of execution imposed by a court for the most serious crimes
  6. 11. means to officially declare or prove that a person is not guilty of a crime for which they were convicted or accused.
  7. 14. a legal request to a higher court to review and overturn or modify a conviction or sentence imposed by a lower court.