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pre-Furman

pre-Furman adjective: prior to Furman v. Georgia, a 1972 legal case that ruled on the requirement for a degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty, leading to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment throughout the United States until 1976.

Adjective

pre-Furman (not comparable)

  1. (US) Prior to Furman v. Georgia, a 1972 legal case that ruled on the requirement for a degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty, leading to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment throughout the United States until 1976.

Origin of pre-Furman

From pre- + Furman.

Questions about pre-Furman

What does pre-Furman mean?
Pre-Furman means prior to Furman v. Georgia, a 1972 legal case that ruled on the requirement for a degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty, leading to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment throughout the United States until 1976.
What part of speech is pre-Furman?
Pre-Furman is an adjective.

Words near pre-Furman in the dictionary

  1. pre-formed
  2. pre-forming
  3. pre-forms
  4. pre-fortis
  5. pre-furlough
  6. pre-Furman
  7. pre-game
  8. pre-games
  9. pre-gaming
  10. pre-ganglionic
  11. pre-genre

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