pre-Furman
Meanings
adj
- 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.
Word forms
Etymology
From pre- + Furman.
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