effacements

Definition of effacementsnext
plural of effacement

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executions
Noun
  • Inmates executed by nitrogen gas have displayed various levels of shaking during the executions, and lawyers for the state and inmates have disagreed on whether those are involuntary or a sign of suffering.
    Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Defense attorneys call for moratorium on Tennessee executions Defense attorneys in Tennessee are calling on the state to stop executing inmates until an ongoing lawsuit over its lethal injection protocol is resolved.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 28 May 2026
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“Effacements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effacements. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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