Sentence examples for executed for violation from inspiring English sources

"The majority of these people were executed for violation of Chinese laws during the invasion of China by imperialists and colonialists, or were killed for bullying Chinese people during the Opium War or the invasion by the eight allied powers," the spokesman, Sun Yuxi, said today at a Foreign Ministry news conference.

Socrates was executed for stirring up trouble.

He was later executed for helping refugees.

Some were executed for stealing a sheep.

Later, Constantine had him executed for treason.

Most were executed for drug offences.

Elizabeth I had her executed for treason.

The editor was executed for this decision.

The officials executed for "corruption"?

He was eventually executed for murder.

Many were executed for attempted sabotage.