pre-Furman

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ Furman

Adjective

pre-Furman (not comparable)

  1. (US politics) 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.

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