Sentence examples for imposing death from inspiring English sources

Iran has reportedly begun imposing death sentences for petty criminals accused of robbery.

"The cost of imposing death is dissuading New York district attorneys from going for it.

The jury cited the rape as a reason for imposing death.

In a flawed system, imposing death upon the convicted simply sets the stakes too high.

It's also the only death-penalty state in which judges routinely overrule juries that vote against imposing death sentences.

"What could explain Alabama judges' distinctive proclivity for imposing death sentences in cases where a jury has already rejected that penalty?" Justice Sotomayor asked.

Turkey has not executed anyone since 1984, although courts regularly impose death sentences.

Currently, he said, the law permits jurors to impose death too freely.

If it found him guilty, a court martial could impose death or life imprisonment.

It also deemed unconstitutional capital systems that allowed judges to impose death sentences after guilty verdicts by juries.

(Preliminary findings from the study also show, somewhat surprisingly, that women are just as likely as men to impose death).