Death Penalty

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia (4)
  2. 5. A republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean (5)
  3. 9. The act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe (9)
  4. 10. The second largest state (5)
  5. 11. Instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles (10)
  6. 13. The act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world (11)
  7. 14. Decoration that is hung on a wall or over a window (7)
  8. 15. Land of the free; the USA (7)

Down

  1. 2. Compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors (10)
  2. 3. The act of taking revenge especially in the next life (11)
  3. 4. A theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia (4)
  4. 6. Keeping someone or something safe from harm. (10)
  5. 7. Country in Asia with the Great Wall (5)
  6. 8. A negative motivational influence (10)
  7. 11. State of matter that fills any space, like air (3)
  8. 12. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region (4)