CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT meaning: Severe, inhumane treatment or penalty

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cruel and unusual punishment: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
cruel and unusual punishment: Law.com Dictionary
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Cruel and unusual punishment: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun: a phrase in common law describing punishment that is considered unacceptable due to the suffering, pain, or humiliation it inflicts on the person subjected to the sanction.

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