cruel and unusual punishment
- A punishment that significantly exceeds what is appropriate for the crime in question, or one that is shocking to ordinary sensibilities, akin to torture, and thus prohibited under the Eighth Amendment
- Their rights were violated when they were subjected to cruel and unusual punishment for a minor offense.
- The judge determined that the proposed sentencing constituted cruel and unusual punishment.
- The activist fought against the use of cruel and unusual punishment in the criminal justice system.
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