condemned+person
71deathwatch — noun /ˈdɛθwɒtʃ/ a) A vigil besides a dying person b) One who guards a condemned person before execution …
72firing squad — military detachment assigned to fire a salute at a burial of an honoured person or to execute a condemned person …
73block — [[t]blɒk[/t]] n. 1) bui a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usu. with one or more flat or approximately flat faces 2) bui a hollow masonry building unit of cement, terra cotta, etc 3) one of a set of cube shaped pieces used as a child s toy in… …
74firing squad — fir′ing squad n. 1) mil a military detachment assigned to execute a condemned person by shooting 2) mil a military detachment assigned to fire a salute at the burial of a person being honored • Etymology: 1900–05 …
75deathwatch — /ˈdɛθwɒtʃ/ (say dethwoch) noun 1. a vigil beside a dying or dead person. 2. a guard set over a condemned person before execution …
76reprieve — /rəˈpriv / (say ruh preev) verb (t) (reprieved, reprieving) 1. to respite (a person) from impending punishment, especially to grant a delay of the execution of (a condemned person). 2. to relieve temporarily from any evil. –noun 3. respite from… …
77capital punishment — noun putting a condemned person to death (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑execution, ↑executing, ↑death penalty • Derivationally related forms: ↑execute (for: ↑executing), ↑ …
78death penalty — noun putting a condemned person to death • Syn: ↑execution, ↑executing, ↑capital punishment • Derivationally related forms: ↑execute (for: ↑executing), ↑executioner ( …
79electrocutioner — n. an executioner who uses electricity to kill the condemned person. [WordNet 1.5] …
80executing — ex e*cut ing n. putting a condemned person to death. Syn: execution, capital punishment, death penalty. [WordNet 1.5] …
