The lawful infliction of death as a punishment; the death penalty. Capital punishment continues to be used in the United States despite controversy over its merits and over its effectiveness as a deterrent to serious crime. A sentence of death may be carried out by one of five lawful means: electrocution, hanging, lethal injection, gas chamber, and firing squad.
Review the available symptom checkers for these symptoms of Autoimmune diseases: 1  Fever -- Symptom Checker. 2  Cough -- Symptom Checker. 3  Cough -- Symptom Checker. 4  Wheezing -- Symptom Checker. 5  Rash -- Symptom Checker. 6  Diarrhoea -- Symptom Checker.
Some autoimmune disorders include: 1  Diabetes (Type I) â affects the pancreas. Symptoms include thirst, frequent urination, weight loss and an increased susceptibility to infection. 2  Graves' disease â affects the thyroid gland. Symptoms include weight loss, elevated heart rate, anxiety and diarrhoea.