judicial execution

Frequency: 5.85.5 per million words

An execution ordered by a court of law.

executionADJECTIVE + noun (killing as punishment)

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Examples (10)

  • The judicial execution was carried out after all appeals were exhausted.
  • Human rights activists protested against the judicial execution of the convicted criminal.
  • The court ordered a judicial execution following the murder conviction.
  • A judicial execution requires proper legal procedures and due process.
  • The family attended the judicial execution to witness justice being served.
  • Legal experts debated whether the judicial execution violated constitutional rights.
  • The governor has the power to stay a judicial execution until further review.
  • Prison officials prepared for the scheduled judicial execution at dawn.
  • The judicial execution was postponed pending new evidence review.
  • International observers monitored the judicial execution process for compliance.