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pre-Furman

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, not-comparable

Topics: government, politics

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History

Etymology

From pre- + Furman.