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| capital punishment |
punishment, of a crime such as murder, by death. |
| casualty |
a victim of a severe accident, esp. one that results in death. [1/5 definitions] |
| cockfight |
a fight, often to the death, between two roosters bred for fighting and often equipped with metal spurs. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| coup de grāce |
blow of mercy (French); a death blow or any finishing or decisive stroke or event. |
| crib death |
sudden infant death syndrome, the unexpected death of a seemingly healthy infant, usu. occurring within the first year of life, and usu. occurring in the infant's sleep. |
| cross |
such a structure upon which persons once were put to death. [1/16 definitions] |
| crossbones |
an emblem consisting of two crossed bones, often beneath a skull, used to symbolize death. |
| curtain |
(pl.; slang) the end; death. [1/7 definitions] |
| dead |
resembling death. [1/16 definitions] |
| deadly |
capable of causing death. [2/6 definitions] |
| deadly sins |
the seven sins believed to cause spiritual death: pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth. |
| death |
(cap.) the personification of death, usu. in the form of a skeleton wearing a long, black, hooded cape and carrying a scythe. [1/5 definitions] |
| death bell |
a bell sounded to announce a death. |
| deathblow |
a blow that causes death. [1/2 definitions] |
| death chamber |
the room in which someone has died, is dying, or is to be put to death. |
| death knell |
the sounding of a death bell. [1/2 definitions] |
| deathly |
causing death; fatal; lethal. [3/4 definitions] |
| death penalty |
a sentence of death as punishment for a crime; capital punishment. |
| death's-head |
a human skull, or portrayal thereof, esp. as a symbol of death. |
| deathtrap |
a place or situation in which death could readily occur, such as an unsafe building. |
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