Legal Definition and Related Resources of Cruel
Meaning of Cruel
Disposed to inflict suffering, indifferent to, or taking pleasure in another’s pain. Merciless, pitiless, hardhearted; fierce, savage; severe, rigorous; painful, distressing. Disposed to inflict a high degree of pain with utter indifference to, or even enjoyment of suffering of others. As used in the eighth amendment to the federal constitution prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment , the term denotes punishment which inflicts unnecessary pain or cruelty , torture or lingering death . state Ex. Ril. Serna v Hodges, 552 P.2d 787, 89 N.M. 351. capital punishment has been held to be cruel within the constitutional prohibition of cruel or unusual punishment. See People v Anderson, 100 Cal. Rptr. 152, 493 P.2d 880.
Cruel Alternative Definition
Implies a merciless and savage disposition, taking pleasure in suffering, and without pity. The evil and malicious will must be present to constitute an act cruel. 15 Pa. Co. Ct. 515,
Synonyms of Cruel
adjective
- barbarous
- bloodthirsty
- brutal
- cold
- coldblooded
- coldhearted
- crudelis
- demoniacal
- devilish
- diabolical
- distressing
- evilminded
- ferocious
- fiendish
- fierce
- hard
- hardhearted
- harsh
- heartless
- hellish
- illintentioned
- illnatured
- illwilled
- implacable
- indifferent to suffering
- inhuman
- inhumane
- insensitive
- malevolent
- malicious
- malign
- malignant
- merciless
- oppressive
- painful
- pitiless
- punishing
- relentless
- remorseless
- ruthless
- sadistic
- satanic
- savage
- severe
- spiteful
- tortuous
- treacherous
- tyrannical
- unbenevolent
- uncompassionate
- unfeeling
- unkind
- unmerciful
- unnatural
- unpitying
- unrelenting
- unsympathetic
- unsympathizing
- vicious
- Associated Concepts: cruel and abusive treatment
- cruel and barbarous treatment
- cruel and inhuman punishment
- cruel and inhuman treatment
- cruel and unusual punishment
- cruel disposition
- cruel treatment
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