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  1. EXECUTION Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of EXECUTION is the act or process of executing : performance. How to use execution in a sentence.

  2. Upcoming Executions - Death Penalty Information Center

    Last updated on March 31, 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 …

  3. Florida man executed for fatal shooting of a police officer | AP News

    Former police officer James Duckett is set to be executed March 31 for the 1987 killing of an 11-year-old girl. All Florida executions are carried out via lethal injection using a sedative, a paralytic and a drug …

  4. Execution Updates - Death Penalty FOCUS

    Mar 30, 2026 · So far this year, seven executions have been carried out in three states. Florida executed four people, Texas two, and Oklahoma one. Twenty-nine executions are scheduled in eight states, …

  5. Killer cop or the wrong man? DNA halts James Duckett's execution

    6 days ago · Ex-officer James Duckett had been set to be executed by lethal injection on March 30 for the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl while he was on duty in Florida. But DNA testing has …

  6. EXECUTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    EXECUTION definition: 1. the legal punishment of killing someone: 2. the act of doing or performing something…. Learn more.

  7. 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 …

  8. EXECUTION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    EXECUTION definition: the act or process of executing. See examples of execution used in a sentence.

  9. Florida carries out its 18th execution of the year, puts to death man ...

    Dec 10, 2025 · A total of 45 prisoners have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and a handful of executions are scheduled for the rest of the year.

  10. James Duckett's execution still on hold amid legal wrangling over DNA

    3 days ago · A day after death row inmate James Duckett had been set for execution, a Lake County circuit judge on April 1 denied access to underlying DNA data generated in a recent test, which …