A: The benefits of using biotechnology to genetically modify organisms include increased yield at reduced cost, lower prices, increased land use, reduced use of pesticides, and increased profits for companies that develop the plants.
For other uses, see Death penalty (disambiguation), Death sentence (disambiguation), Execute (disambiguation), and Execution (disambiguation). Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a government sanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. The sentence that someone be punished in such a manner is referred to as a death sentence, whereas the act of carrying out the sentence is known as an execution.
A crime is any act or omission that violates a law which results in a punishment. Punishments can range from the payment of a fine to incarceration in jail. The level of the offense or crime will usually be set in proportion to the severity of the crime.