Upcoming Executions | Death Penalty Information Center to reflect executions that occurred in the previous 24 hours * Although Ohio has issued execution warrants for numerous dates through 2028, Governor Mike DeWine has indicated that no executions will be performed unless the legislature adopts a new method of execution
Capital punishment - Wikipedia The sentence ordering that an offender be punished in such a manner is called a death sentence, and the act of carrying out the sentence is 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 "
execution noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . . [uncountable, countable] the act of killing somebody, especially as a legal punishment He faced execution by hanging for murder Over 200 executions were carried out last year Human rights organizations have accused the army of summary executions She was taken prisoner and suffered eventual execution