cruel and unusual punishment

cruel and unusual punishment

Punishment that is torturous, degrading, inhuman, grossly disproportionate to the crime in question, or otherwise shocking to the moral sense of the community.

? Cruel and unusual punishment is prohibited by the Eighth Amendment. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 1430¨C1439. C.J.S. Criminal Law ¡ì¡ì 1463, 1472, 1593¨C1594, 1596¨C1597, 1599, 1602.]


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