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For the same reason that waterboarding is referred to as Enhanced Interrogation.
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If a lobster is the main course of a dinner, Capital punishment is the main course of any known punishments ie the worse of any punishment is death penalty.
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Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the execution of a person by the state as punishment for a crime. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from Latin capitalis, literally "regarding the head" (Latin caput). Hence, a capital crime originally was to be punished by the loss of the head. (Wikipedia)
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corporal punishment is punishment for lesser offenses just as a corporal is a lessor rank. a capital offense is a higher level of offense and is deemed as incurring capital punishments
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It makes it more civilized, diplomat and socially organized so as not to make it look so scary and socially alien, kinda like how ''shellshock'' eventually became post traumatic stress disorder, lulz.
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It is the governor of the state who can stop the execution. The governor resides in the state capital. It is the state that exacts the punishment. I assume that is the connection.
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It's a euphemism
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1) "Euphemism describes a polite, agreeable, or inoffensive word or expression that is used in place of one that is harsh, rude, or offensive. Also, pleasant or inoffensive language used to soften or mask upsetting truths (e.g., to pass on instead of to die). All of us use euphemisms." "Negative euphemisms deflate and diminish. They replace language that people prefer to avoid using. Examples include harvesting in place of killing, collateral damage instead of civilian casualties or deaths, relationship for sexual relationship, and intestinal fortitude in place of guts." "capital punishment - an impersonal term for execution" Source and further information: http://www.writingenglish.com/euphemism.htm 2) "capital 1 †pert. to the head XIII; affecting the head or life (capital crime, punishment);" http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-capital.html "Etymology capital + punishment, originally by beheading or decapitating" http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/capital_punishment
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