put to death
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That happened earlier this year when the Dallas County Commissioners Court ruled that Tommy Lee Walker was innocent, 70 years after he was put to death by the state of Texas.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
Almost half of those put to death as of the end of November were convicted of drug-related offences, while 53 were convicted of national security offences, the Norway-based group said.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
Deuteronomy 24:16 states: “Parents shall not be put to death for children, nor children be put to death for parents: a person shall be put to death only for his own crime.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
There have been 39 executions in the United States this year, the most since 2013, when 39 inmates were also put to death.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
He declined to have Letitia put to death, stating she was as much a victim of Septimus's craft as Tertius had been, but ordered that she accompany Tertius's body back to the castle of Stormhold.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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