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English
Etymology
From pro- + death.
Adjective
prodeath (comparative more prodeath, superlative most prodeath)
- (US, politics, derogatory) pro-choice
1982 December 8, “Abortion Clinics Prepare For New Law”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:A contrary view was expressed by Helen Cindrich, president of People Concerned for the Unborn Child.
"He (Huyett) has not crumpled under the pressure of the well-funded prodeath profiteers," she said in a press release.
- (sometimes derogatory) Supporting capital punishment in a particular case or in general.
1982 January 27, “Court Hears Appeals By Convicted Killers”, in Sarasota Herald-Tribune:Despite its alleged predisposition, Dobbert's jury recommended a life sentence, 10-2, but Doherty argued that a prodeath jury is more likely to convict.
1986 April 4, “Mentally Incompetent: Should They Be Protected From Execution?”, in The Argus-Press:"We believe the decision of competence should be made by a judge, not by the governor. The governor of this state is too prodeath […] The decision should be decided by a neutral judicial process," said Dick Burr, a public defender who raised the competency question for condemned inmate Alvin Ford.
1994, Phoebe C. Ellsworth, “Some steps between attitudes and verdicts,”, in Reid Hastie, editor, Inside the Juror: The Psychology of Juror Decision Making, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN:In contrast, the constellation of attitudes associated with the prodeath stance leads us to expect that these jurors would make more remarks in favor of the prosecution side of the case; […]
- (biochemistry) triggering cell death
2009, Jack Uetrecht, Adverse Drug Reactions:Damage or injury to mitochondria can have profound effects on ATP and ROS levels, as well as release of prodeath proteins such as cytochrome c...
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