Cruel and unusual

Cruel and unusual

Cruel and unusual is commonly used to describe certain controversial forms of physical punishment, for which see:

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  • Cruel and Unusual — Infobox comic book title title = imagesize = caption = schedule = format = Mini series limited = y genre = publisher = Vertigo date = 1999 issues = 4 main char team = writers = Jamie Delano Tom Peyer artists = pencillers = John McCrea inkers =… …   Wikipedia

  • cruel and unusual punishment — cru·el and un·usu·al punishment n: punishment that is offensive to the contemporary morality or jurisprudence (as by being degrading, inflicting unnecessary and intentional pain, or being disproportionate to the offense) nor cruel and unusual… …   Law dictionary

  • Cruel and Unusual Films — Cruel and Unusual Films, Inc. Type Film production company Industry Cinema of the United States Founded 2004 Founder(s) Zack Snyder Deborah Snyder Wesley Coller …   Wikipedia

  • Cruel and Unusual (film) — Cruel and Unusual Directed by Janet Baus Dan Hunt Reid Williams Produced by Janet Baus Dan Hunt Reid Williams …   Wikipedia

  • Cruel and Unusual (comics) — Cruel and Unusual Cover to Cruel and Unusual #1. Art by John McCrea Publication information Publisher …   Wikipedia

  • Cruel and Unusual (novel) — For other uses, see Cruel and unusual. Cruel and Unusual   …   Wikipedia

  • Cruel and unusual punishment — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions …   Wikipedia

  • cruel and unusual punishment — noun punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed • Hypernyms: ↑punishment, ↑penalty, ↑penalization, ↑penalisation * * * noun : punishment to …   Useful english dictionary

  • cruel and unusual punishment — Excessive, inhuman, or barbarous penalties. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 611. As the words unusual punishment are used in the United States constitution, they include that class of punishments which never existed in the state, and any punishment which if… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • cruel and unusual punishment — See corporal punishment punishment …   Black's law dictionary

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