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Supplicium: A punishment in Roman law. The ultimate supplicium is the death penalty.
Definition: Supplicium (sə-PLISH-ee-əm) is a Latin term used in Roman law to refer to a punishment. The ultimate supplicium is the death penalty.
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These examples illustrate how supplicium was a broad term used to describe any punishment inflicted on a person who had committed a crime. The severity of the punishment depended on the severity of the crime, and in some cases, the punishment could be as extreme as death.