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Capital Punishment MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Capital Punishment
Tree Number(s)
I01.880.604.160
Unique ID
D002203
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002203
Annotation
entry term ELECTROCUTION, JUDICIAL: do not index also under the electricity aspect unless particularly discussed
Scope Note
The use of the death penalty for certain crimes.
Entry Term(s)
Death Penalty
Electrocution, Judicial
Gas Chamber Execution
Hanging, Judicial
Lethal Injection
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2011/06/24
Capital Punishment Preferred
Electrocution, Judicial Narrower
Hanging, Judicial Narrower
Lethal Injection Narrower
Gas Chamber Execution Narrower
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