Supplicium
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The death penalty.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Cat In the civil law. Punishment; corporal punishment for crime. Death was called "ultimum supplicium," the last or extreme penalty.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I.
In the civil law. Punishment