death penalty

Example Sentences

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An assessment of Nick Reiner’s mental health will take months and could influence whether prosecutors seek the death penalty, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times

South Korea has not executed anyone on death row since December 1997, so even a death penalty for Yoon would, in effect, be life imprisonment.

From BBC

Prosecutors had sought the death penalty for Yoon, arguing that he had planned to declare martial law as much as a year in advance.

From The Wall Street Journal

When asked if he was referring to the death penalty, the president said: “The most, yeah — that’s true.”

From Los Angeles Times

South Korea retains the death penalty but has not carried out an execution since 1997, leaving dozens to languish on death row.

From Barron's