See all translations. uk â /flÉªk/ us â /flÉªk/. âº to move or hit something with a short sudden movement: He carefully flicked the loose hairs from the shoulders of his jacket. She quickly flicked the crumbs off the table. Horses flick their tails to make flies go away. Windscreen wipers flick from side to side.
Even in the supposed liberal bastion of California, it has been rare since the early 1990s for Democratic candidates to oppose the death penalty. Barbara Boxer, a senator mocked by opponents as personifying the left, supports capital punishment, as does fellow Sen. Dianne Feinstein.eriods marked by higher levels of fear about crime have generally coincided with greater support for capital punishment, and vice versa. The high mark for support came in 1994, when 80% of Americans favored the death penalty, according to the Gallup polling organization, which has asked about the issue since 1936.
Story highlights. (CNN)Eileen Eagar, an Arizona realtor and strict political conservative, began this Republican primary contest with a clear favorite: Ted Cruz.