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.
An autoimmune disorder is a malfunction of the body's immune system that causes the body to attack its own tissues. What triggers autoimmune disorders is not known. Symptoms vary depending on which disorder develops and which part of the body is affected.n autoimmune disorder is a malfunction of the body's immune system that causes the body to attack its own tissues. What triggers autoimmune disorders is not known. Symptoms vary depending on which disorder develops and which part of the body is affected.