executioners

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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

“We need justice. We need accountability. We need criminals, perpetrators, executioners and decision-makers to be behind bars,” Kurti said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023

The success of Penn’s medical school, which was the Colonies’ first, depended on students’ reliable access to dissection cadavers, which could then be procured legally only from prison executioners.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 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