The Americans had gone over to executing prisoners by lethal injection.

He'd seen Iraqi officers execute prisoners without any apparent cause or excuse.

Both the electric chair and lethal injection are used to execute prisoners.

Changes were granted including the right to execute prisoners found guilty of crimes.

Under the British, it was used to execute prisoners of war.

Some human rights groups cited claims that the government had executed prisoners after resistance stopped without due process and shot the wounded.

Since 1976, Mississippi has executed fewer prisoners than six other southern states despite comparable homicide rates.

They employ these in close combat or to execute prisoners.

I think I said they have executed prisoners of war.

It is the main way to execute prisoners in the United States.