postpone execution

Frequency: 6.910.0 per million words

To decide that an execution will not happen at the planned time but at a later time.

executionVERB + noun (killing as punishment)

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postpone

Examples (10)

  • The governor decided to postpone the execution until next month.
  • Due to new evidence, the court will postpone the execution indefinitely.
  • The prisoner's lawyers requested to postpone the execution for appeal.
  • Human rights activists urged the state to postpone the scheduled execution.
  • The warden announced they would postpone the execution by 48 hours.
  • Legal complications forced authorities to postpone the execution.
  • The family's petition helped postpone the execution temporarily.
  • Prison officials decided to postpone the execution due to technical issues.
  • The Supreme Court ruling may postpone several executions nationwide.
  • Last-minute appeals often postpone executions at the final hour.