executioner

The initiator caspase switches on, but the pathway then stalls before the executioner caspases can complete the destruction of the cell.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

"Amnesty International continues to consider China as the world's leading executioner," it said.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

My executioner, my best friend, my greatest champion — I’m talking about my mother, of course.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Sir Thomas More on the scaffold of Tower Hill comforted his executioner and was reported by a witness to have repositioned his beard on the block, joking it had committed no treason.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026

As for Basta’s executioner, Meggie learned no more than what Fenoglio had already told her and what she remembered of the passage the Magpie had made her read.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

The government does not publish how many people are on death row, though human rights groups say there are more than 1,000 and that Vietnam is one of the world’s biggest executioners.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024

She’s won recognition abroad for her work, including her activism against the death penalty in Iran, which remains one of the world’s top executioners.

From Washington Times ● May 3, 2023

Pharmaceutical companies increasingly have barred executioners from using their drugs, saying they were meant to save lives.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2023

“There is no place in the world for executioners, punishers and Nazis,” he said.

From Washington Post ● May 9, 2022

In truth, Ned did not trust the mute knight, though perhaps that was only because he misliked executioners.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin