Death Penalty
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. Deterrence
A. Land of the free; the USA
2. Retribution
B. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
3. Protection
C. Country in Asia with the Great Wall
4. Reparation
D. A republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean
5. Crucifixion
E. A negative motivational influence
6. Guillotine
F. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia
7. Gas
G. State of matter that fills any space, like air
8. Injection
H. Decoration that is hung on a wall or over a window
9. Hanging
I. The second largest state
10. China
J. Keeping someone or something safe from harm.
11. Iran
K. A theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia
12. Iraq
L. Compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors
13. America
M. The act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
14. Yemen
N. The act of taking revenge especially in the next life
15. Texas
O. The act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world
16. Ohio
P. Instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles