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- noun Plural form of
execution .
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London - Prime Minister Gordon Brown Monday condemned what he termed the executions of two British soldiers in Northern Ireland and said the people of the province were united in their defence of the peace process.
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London - Prime Minister Gordon Brown Monday condemned what he termed the executions of two British soldiers in Northern Ireland and said the people of the province were united in their defence of the peace process.
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London - Prime Minister Gordon Brown Monday condemned what he termed the executions of two British soldiers in Northern Ireland and said the people of the province were united in their defence of the peace process.
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London - Prime Minister Gordon Brown Monday condemned what he termed the executions of two British soldiers in Northern Ireland and said the people of the province were united in their defence of the peace process.
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London - Prime Minister Gordon Brown Monday condemned what he termed the executions of two British soldiers in Northern Ireland and said the people of the province were united in their defence of the peace process.
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London - Prime Minister Gordon Brown Monday condemned what he termed the executions of two British soldiers in Northern Ireland and said the people of the province were united in their defence of the peace process.
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Does anyone else believe that a justice system whose accuracy rate for imprisonments and executions is 95 percent (one in twenty prisoners is innocent, one in twenty lethal injections administered to an innocent) is desirable or acceptable?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Sixth Now the “Most Reversed” Circuit? 2010
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It is possible that the UK supplier was unaware that the drug was intended for use in executions as several US states have sourced it from abroad for use in hospitals.
Arizona execution on hold after state refuses to name British drug supplier Chris McGreal in Washington 2010
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Arthur Kirkland: Does anyone else believe that a justice system whose accuracy rate for imprisonments and executions is 95 percent (one in twenty prisoners is innocent, one in twenty lethal injections administered to an innocent) is desirable or acceptable?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Sixth Now the “Most Reversed” Circuit? 2010
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Other states, such as Texas, have a sufficient stockpile on hand to cover near-term executions, but they could run into delays next year if Hospira doesn't make a new supply.
Plea for Execution Drug Nathan Koppel 2010
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