Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,900,089,794 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Capital Punishment
(redirected from Evolving Standards of Decency)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Capital Punishment
Capital punishment is legal in 36 states of the US and is used for certain crimes, usually homicides


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
 
With public awareness of the details of executions, the court can more easily focus on examining whether lethal injection comports with evolving standards of decency instead of imposing its own views of the death penalty.
In 1958 Chief Justice Earl Warren stated that the Eighth Amendment "must draw its meaning from the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society.
There is increasing evidence that the death penalty is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency," the report said, adding that the state would save millions if death row was eliminated.
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.