state execution

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An execution carried out under the authority of a state government.

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  • The debate continues over whether state execution should be abolished.
  • A senator's request to suspend federal executions, not state execution, was denied.
  • Many argue that state execution violates human rights principles.
  • The Supreme Court ruling affected both federal and state execution policies.
  • Protesters gathered outside the prison before the state execution.
  • Legal experts debated the constitutionality of state execution.
  • The governor has the power to commute a state execution to life imprisonment.
  • Statistics show declining public support for state execution nationwide.
  • The defense attorney filed an appeal to halt the state execution.
  • International observers criticized the country's use of state execution.