Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cruel and unusual punishment

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables: cru-el and unusu-al pun-ish-ment
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

Questions

What does cruel and unusual punishment mean?: 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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