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social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and justice > crimes federally eligible for the death penalty

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crimes federally eligible for the death penalty  

Definition

  • The federal government, as well as the individual state governments, can impose the death penalty. It can impose a death sentence in federal courts or in military court under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Death Penalty, Federally Eligible Crimes]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CSPP3GG8-K

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