HyperDic: cruel_and_unusual_punishment

English > 1 sense of the expression cruel and unusual punishment:
NOUNactcruel and unusual punishmentpunishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution
English > cruel and unusual punishment: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningpunishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed.
Broaderpunishment, penalty, penalization, penalisationThe act of punishing

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