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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

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Capital Punishment MeSH Descriptor Data 2023