penalty phase

collocation in English

meaningsofpenaltyandphase

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penalty
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpen.əl.ti/us
/ˈpen.əl.ti/
a punishment, or the usual punishment, for doing something that is against ...
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phase
noun[C]
uk
/feɪz/us
/feɪz/
any stage in a series of events or in a process ...
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(Definition ofpenaltyandphasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thepenaltyphaseof the trial is ongoing.
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The judge declared a mistrial on thepenaltyphase.
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During the separatepenaltyphasethree days later, she was sentenced to death.
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Closing arguments began during the second day of thepenaltyphase.
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Thepenaltyphaseof the trial was then declared a mistrial.
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Rights that only protected defendants in the guilty phase now protect defendants in thepenaltyphase.
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After deliberating for approximately 90 minutes during thepenaltyphase, the jury returned a death sentence.
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In 2002, during thepenaltyphaseof his trial, he was sentenced to death.
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In thepenaltyphase, the prosecution relied on the evidence presented in the guilt phase.
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At the end of thepenaltyphaseof the trial, the jury deadlocked 10-2 on the sentence of death.
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In thepenaltyphaseof the trial, the jury did not endorse death sentences for the brothers but instead returned recommendations of life in prison.
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He represented himself at trial, but eventually pleaded guilty and then was represented by a court-appointed attorney during thepenaltyphase.
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