Eleven states have already suspended some or all of their executions while awaiting the outcome of more than 40 legal challenges , based on the constitution ' s ban on “ cruel and unusual punishment ” 11个州已经暂停了部分或是全部的死刑执行，并在等待40多起基于宪法明令禁止“残酷和逾常的处罚”的法律质疑的结果。
