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  • 101Capital punishment in South Dakota — Capital punishment is legal in the U.S. state of South DakotaCurrent developmentSouth Dakota Legislature passed a new death penalty statute, which went to effect due to signature of Governor Bill Janklow (first act he signed in office) on January …

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  • 102DIVINE PUNISHMENT — In a system of law based on divine revelation all punishment originally and ultimately derives from God. Even though human agencies may be entrusted with authority to inflict punishments in certain prescribed cases, God s own overriding punishing …

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  • 103Capital punishment in New Zealand — first appeared in a codified form when New Zealand became a British territory in 1840, and was first employed in in 1842. It was last used in 1957, abolished for murder in 1961, and abolished altogether, including for treason, in 1989. During… …

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  • 104Conditional sentence (Canada) — A conditional sentence is a non custodial punishment for crime in Canada. Contents 1 Description 2 Administration 2.1 Breach of a Conditional Sentence 2.2 …

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  • 105Capital punishment in Denmark — ( da. Dødsstraf) has been entirely abolished in Danish law. The last remaining possibility for capital punishment was eliminated from Danish law, effective January 1, 1994.For the most part, Denmark followed the style of other European nations,… …

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  • 106Capital punishment debate — Part of a series on Capital punishment Issues Debate · …

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  • 107Capital punishment in Colorado — Capital punishment is legal in the U.S. state of Colorado.Colorado was the last state to perform an execution in pre Furman period (in 1967)http://users.bestweb.net/ rg/execution/13501 14490.htm] , but since 1977 executed only one… …

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  • 108excessive punishment — Any sentence or fine which is not commensurate with the gravity of the offense or the criminal record of the defendant. Excessive punishments under 8th Amendment are those which by their length or severity are greatly disproportionate to offenses …

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  • 109excessive punishment — Any sentence or fine which is not commensurate with the gravity of the offense or the criminal record of the defendant. Excessive punishments under 8th Amendment are those which by their length or severity are greatly disproportionate to offenses …

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  • 110indeterminate sentence — noun : a punitive sentence that fixes the term or amount of punishment only within certain limits and leaves the exact term or amount of punishment to be determined by administrative authorities * * * Criminal Law. a penalty, imposed by a court,… …

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