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lethal injection

NOUN
execution
Synonyms
STRONG
beheading crucifixion decapitation electrocution gassing hanging hit impalement punishment shooting strangling strangulation
WEAK
capital punishment contract killing guillotining necktie party rubout
Antonyms
WEAK
abandoning disregard failure forgetting ignorance leaving neglect

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The memo also defends the use of lethal injection, calling the drug pentobarbital "the gold standard of lethal injection drugs".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Thirty-nine of last year's executions were carried out by lethal injection.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

So this summer they put him down by lethal injection, according to Tom Stephenson, who leads the Sierra Nevada bighorn recovery program for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Some states stop executing because of the difficulty of obtaining the drugs needed to carry out lethal injection or problems they’ve encountered in the administration of capital punishment.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025

Continued litigation about lethal injection protocols and other questions about the reliability of the death penalty slowed the execution rate in Alabama dramatically.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson