CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT


Meaning of CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT in English

noun

: punishment to include torture, barbarous punishments, degrading punishments not known to the common law, and punishments so disproportionate to the offense as to shock the general moral sense

excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted — U.S. Constitution

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