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The sentence ordering that an offender be punished in such a manner is known as a death sentence, and the act of carrying out the sentence is known as an execution. A prisoner who has been sentenced to death and awaits execution is condemned and is commonly referred to as being "on death row ".
Jun 1, 2024 · Chad Daybell was sentenced to death Saturday upon the recommendation of the jury that convicted him of first-degree murder and conspiracy charges in the killings of his first wife and two...
Aug 8, 2024 · capital punishment, execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of a criminal offense. Capital punishment should be distinguished from extrajudicial executions carried out without due process of law.
Aug 2, 2023 · The gunman who killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 was unanimously sentenced to death by a federal jury on Wednesday. The court will reconvene at 9 a.m. ET on Thursday when the...
Apr 11, 2024 · A court in Vietnam sentenced real estate tycoon Truong My Lan to death Thursday over her role in a 304 trillion dong ($12.5 billion) financial fraud case, the country’s biggest on record,...
Oct 28, 2021 · A former Texas nurse was sentenced to death this week for injecting air into the arteries of four patients recovering from heart surgery, causing fatal brain damage, a court official said.
Jul 19, 2021 · A majority of Americans have concerns about the fairness of the death penalty and whether it serves as a deterrent against serious crime. More than half of U.S. adults (56%) say Black people are more likely than White people to be sentenced to death for committing similar crimes.
