put to death
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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
Black was the second person put to death in the Volunteer State this year, and the 28th in the country to be executed this year.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2025
Mexico has abolished capital punishment and typically does not extradite citizens who could be put to death under U.S. law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025
He wrote on February 21, 1894, “No one should be put to death no matter who it is, if it can be avoided, it is demoralizing to society to be barbarous.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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