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  2. Lupus - Wikipedia

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    2–7 per 10,000 [2] Lupus, technically known as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in many parts of the body. [1] Symptoms vary among people and may be mild to severe. [1] Common symptoms include painful and swollen joints, fever, chest pain, hair ...

  3. Lupus erythematosus - Wikipedia

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    Rheumatology, immunology. Lupus erythematosus is a collection of autoimmune diseases in which the human immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks healthy tissues. [1] Symptoms of these diseases can affect many different body systems, including joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart, and lungs. The most common and most severe form is ...

  4. Capital punishment - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, [1][2] is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct. [3] The sentence ordering that an offender be punished in such a manner is known as a death sentence, and the act of carrying out the sentence is ...

  5. Capital punishment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Capital punishment is a legal penalty. In the United States, capital punishment (also known as the death penalty) is a legal penalty in 27 states, throughout the country at the federal level, and in American Samoa. [b][1] It is also a legal penalty for some military offenses. Capital punishment has been abolished in 23 states and in the federal ...

  6. Furman v. Georgia - Wikipedia

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    Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972), was a landmark criminal case in which the United States Supreme Court decided that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. It was a per curiam decision. Five justices each wrote separately in ...

  7. Capital punishment by the United States federal government

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    United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute houses the federal death row for men and the federal execution chamber. Capital punishment is a legal punishment under the criminal justice system of the United States federal government. It is the most serious punishment that could be imposed under federal law. The serious crimes that warrant this ...

  8. Capital punishment by country - Wikipedia

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    Capital punishment, also called the death penalty, is the state -sanctioned killing of a person as a punishment for a crime. It has historically been used in almost every part of the world. Since the mid-19th century many countries have abolished or discontinued the practice. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] In 2022, the five countries that executed the ...

  9. List of methods of capital punishment - Wikipedia

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    Decapitation. Used at various points in history in many countries. One of the most famous methods was the guillotine. Now only used in Saudi Arabia with a sword. Stoning. The victim is battered by stones thrown by a group of people, with the injuries leading to death.