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English noun: cruel and unusual punishment

1. cruel and unusual punishment (act) punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed


Broader (hypernym)penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment









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