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Last updated on: 8/19/2021 | Author: ProCon.org

Glossary

A

Aggravating Circumstance

Amicus Curiae

B

C

Capital Punishment

Cyanide (used in gas chamber)

D

Drug Compounding

E

Extenuating Circumstance

F

Fentanyl (used in lethal injection)

Forensic Science

G

H

Habeas Corpus

I

Intellectual Disability

J

K

L

Lethal Injection

M

Midazolam (used in lethal injection)

Mitigating Circumstance

N

Nitrogen Gas (used in gas chamber)

O

P

Pentobarbital (used in lethal injection)

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

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