death penalty vs deed

death penalty

noun
  • A punishment in which the offender is put to death by the state. 

deed

noun
  • A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before witnesses. 

  • An action or act; something that is done. 

  • A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit. 

  • Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation. 

verb
  • To transfer real property by deed. 

How often have the words death penalty and deed occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )