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Death penalty vocabulary. Please try to use this vocabulary during the debate. Also check out this glossary of terminology from PROCON.org.

A	B
Repeat Offender	someone who keeps committing crimes
Felony	serious crime such as rape and murder
Misdemeanor	less serious crime such as shoplifting
Hung Jury	when a jury cannot come up with a decision
To sentence	to give a punishment
To commit	do
Death Row	place where an inmate waits to die
to reinstate	make a law again
prosecution	lawyer(s) for the state
to be charged with	accused of doing a crime
verdict	the decision of the jury
defense	lawyer(s) for the accused on trial
parole	time after prison where a convict is watched for good behavior
to try	to bring to court and have a jury decide
to convict	to find someone guilty of the crime
to appeal	to get a second chance in court with a different jury
armed	carrying a weapon
manslaughter	less serious murder; like an accident
premeditated murder	most serious murder offense
to acquit	to find a person innocent or not guitly of the crime
to witness	to see a crime
lethal injection	method of execution
Criminal liability phase	court process: when the jury decides if a person is guilty or not guilty
A plea	when the defendant says he is "guilty" or "not guilty"
inmate	someone in prison
penalty phase	court process when the jury decides on the sentence (punishment)