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• CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT (noun) The noun CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT has 1 sense: 1. punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed Familiarity information: CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT used as a noun is very rare.
