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 news - Today’s latest updates - CBS News Execution set for man who taunted police with message written in victim's blood Stephen Bryant will have until Oct 31 to choose if he wants to die by lethal injection, firing squad or in the