Death Penalty Mitigation Refers to ______

question 61

Multiple Choice

Death penalty mitigation refers to ______.

• A) absolving one of guilt
• B) rendering a crime heinous
• C) ensuring a defendant receives the death penalty
• D) reducing one's sentence in order to avoid the death penalty

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Definitions:

Sexual Orientation

An enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions to men, women, or both sexes.

Biological Influence

The impact of genetic and physiological factors on the behavior and mental processes of an organism.

Sexual Orientation

refers to an individual's pattern of physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to people of the same sex, opposite sex, both sexes, or neither sex.

Sexual Orientation

Sexual orientation refers to an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, or sexual attractions to men, women, or both sexes. It also encompasses a person's sense of personal and social identity based on those attractions.