Upcoming Executions - Death Penalty Information Center Last updated on March 26, 2026 to reflect executions that occurred in the previous 24 hours * Although Ohio has issued execution warrants for numerous dates through 2029, 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 - definition of execution by The Free Dictionary 1 the act or process of executing 2 the state or fact of being executed 3 the infliction of capital punishment or, formerly, of any legal punishment 4 the process of enforcing a court judgment 5 a mode or style of performance; technical skill, as in music