e/Cruel and unusual punishment

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has glosseng: Cruel and unusual punishment is a statement implying that governments shall not inflict suffering or humiliation on the condemned as punishment for crimes, regardless of their degree of severity. It was founded in the English Bill of Rights, which was signed in 1689 by King William III and Queen Mary II, who were then the joint rulers of England, Scotland, and Ireland following the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
lexicalizationeng: Cruel and unusual punishment
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