noun
[ sing. ] the punishment of being killed that is used in some countries for very serious crimes :
the abolition / return of the death penalty
The two men are facing the death penalty .
noun
[ sing. ] the punishment of being killed that is used in some countries for very serious crimes :
the abolition / return of the death penalty
The two men are facing the death penalty .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005