cruel and unusual punishment cruel • cruel plant · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · cruel and unusual punishment · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 28 · · Length 10 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed. Synonyms: cruel and unusual punishment. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075