federal execution

Frequency: 6.06.1 per million words

An execution carried out under the authority of the federal government.

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  • The senator's request to suspend federal executions was widely debated.
  • Three federal executions were scheduled for this month.
  • Human rights activists protested against federal executions outside the prison.
  • The moratorium on federal executions lasted for seventeen years.
  • Legal challenges have delayed several federal executions this year.
  • The Department of Justice oversees all federal executions in the United States.
  • Media coverage of federal executions has intensified recently.
  • Defense attorneys filed appeals to halt the federal executions.
  • The Supreme Court reviewed cases involving federal executions.
  • Public opinion remains divided on federal executions.