cruel : Idioms & Phrases

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cruel and unusual punishment

  • noun punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed
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cruel plant

  • noun robust twining shrub having racemes of fragrant white or pink flowers with flat spreading terminal petals that trap nocturnal moths and hold them until dawn
    Araujia sericofera.
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freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

  • noun a right guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US Constitution
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