The phrase "a fear of execution" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing anxiety or apprehension related to the act of being executed, whether in a literal or metaphorical sense.
Example: "The defendant's testimony revealed a deep-seated fear of execution, which influenced his decision to plead guilty."
Alternatives: "anxiety about execution" or "apprehension regarding execution".
The lawyer, David Matas, said Sunday that Lai Changxing's fight to stay in Canada was based on a fear of torture and possible execution in China, not on his guilt or innocence.
Lanzmann begins with the words "La guillotine," launching into a riff on capital punishment, his youthful fear of execution, and the freight trains in which Jews were deported to concentration camps — all on the first page.
Lanzmann begins with the words "La guillotine," launching into a riff on capital punishment, his youthful fear of execution, and the freight trains in which Jews were deported to concentration camps all on the first page.
They spoke about the terror of having to perform surgery during a bombing, the need to conceal their work if detained by security forces, for fear of execution, and the appalling risks that the sick and the injured face when seeking aid.
Driven by fear of execution, disaffected soldiers have quietly worked to undermine the regime.
The prosecutor was surprised but candid: he said the men could plead guilty without fear of execution.
He adds that the very last Christian in Mosul left in the past few weeks, driven out by persecution and fear of execution.
They have fought to reclaim normality after the isolation of death row, the fear of execution, the confusion, disbelief and rage of having once -- and falsely -- been labeled an unredeemable murderer.
Both are technically illegal, and for those unfortunate enough to be caught and convicted, punishments range from three to six month stints for minor first-time offences to the ever-present fear of execution in extreme cases.
According to human rights groups, that devotion is the result of conditioning from birth - and fear of execution or imprisonment in inhumane labour camps.
