Sentence examples for executions of people from inspiring English sources
Some refugees reported witnessing executions of people accused of cannibalism.
It also features beheadings and executions of people described as "apostates".
They periodically staged public executions of people considered enemies of the government.
Still, the number of convictions for terrorism is low, and executions of people found guilty of terrorism even rarer.
Chinese courts have been embarrassed in recent years by a number of executions of people who were later proved innocent.
Executions of people who did not directly kill the victim are extremely rare: The Death Penalty Information Center lists just 10 such instances that didn't involve contract killings.
In the United States, 25 states permit the execution of people with mental retardation, and 34 mentally retarded defendants have been executed since 1976.
In 1989, the last time the court considered the issue, only two states banned execution of people with mental retardation.
There is also the summary execution of people believed to be the leaders of the uprising, and the bombing of their offices.
