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  1. redistributed
    having population and industries relocated from urban to outlying areas
    The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
  2. redistribute
    disperse anew
    The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
  3. reconsider
    think about again, usually with a view to changing the mind
    The court's decision followed Gov. Bob McDonnell's refusal to reconsider a clemency request, which he rejected Friday.
    2010-09-22 07:01:07 GMT

    Copyright 2010.
  4. high court
    the highest court in most states of the United States
    The nation's high court refused Tuesday to intervene.
  5. pay out
    expend, as from a fund
    Teresa Lewis, 41, was sentenced to death for providing sex and money to two men to kill her husband and stepson in October 2002 so she could collect on a quarter-million dollar insurance pay out.
  6. injection
    the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  7. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
    The court's decision followed Gov. Bob McDonnell's refusal to reconsider a clemency request, which he rejected Friday.
    2010-09-22 07:01:07 GMT

    Copyright 2010.
  8. intervene
    be placed or located between other things
    The nation's high court refused Tuesday to intervene.
  9. put to death
    kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  10. associate
    bring or come into action
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  11. execution
    putting a condemned person to death
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  12. execute
    put in effect
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  13. court
    an assembly to conduct judicial business
    The nation's high court refused Tuesday to intervene.
  14. refuse
    show unwillingness towards
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  15. scheduled
    planned for some certain time or times
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  16. schedule
    a list of times at which things are planned to occur
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  17. refusal
    the act of showing unwillingness
    The court's decision followed Gov. Bob McDonnell's refusal to reconsider a clemency request, which he rejected Friday.
    2010-09-22 07:01:07 GMT

    Copyright 2010.
  18. reserved
    set aside for the use of a particular person or party
    The Associated Press All Rights Reserved.
  19. Supreme Court
    the highest federal court in the United States
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  20. hired
    having services engaged for a fee
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  21. rejected
    rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
    The court's decision followed Gov. Bob McDonnell's refusal to reconsider a clemency request, which he rejected Friday.
    2010-09-22 07:01:07 GMT

    Copyright 2010.
  22. convict
    find or declare guilty
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  23. killing
    the act of terminating a life
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  24. hire
    engage or hire for work
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  25. reserve
    hold back or set aside, especially for future use
    The Associated Press All Rights Reserved.
  26. woman
    an adult female person
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  27. sex
    one of two categories into which most organisms are divided
    Teresa Lewis, 41, was sentenced to death for providing sex and money to two men to kill her husband and stepson in October 2002 so she could collect on a quarter-million dollar insurance pay out.
  28. supreme
    greatest in status or authority or power
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  29. sentence
    a string of words satisfying grammatical rules of a language
    Teresa Lewis, 41, was sentenced to death for providing sex and money to two men to kill her husband and stepson in October 2002 so she could collect on a quarter-million dollar insurance pay out.
  30. collect
    gather
    Teresa Lewis, 41, was sentenced to death for providing sex and money to two men to kill her husband and stepson in October 2002 so she could collect on a quarter-million dollar insurance pay out.
  31. published
    prepared and printed for distribution and sale
    The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
  32. decision
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
    The court's decision followed Gov. Bob McDonnell's refusal to reconsider a clemency request, which he rejected Friday.
    2010-09-22 07:01:07 GMT

    Copyright 2010.
  33. death
    the permanent end of all life functions in an organism
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  34. Court
    Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  35. justice
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
    Two of the three women on the court, Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor, voted to stop the execution.
  36. die
    lose all bodily functions necessary to sustain life
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  37. kill
    cause to die
    Teresa Lewis, 41, was sentenced to death for providing sex and money to two men to kill her husband and stepson in October 2002 so she could collect on a quarter-million dollar insurance pay out.
  38. U.S.
    North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
    Va. could execute 1st woman in nearly a century

    By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press Writer

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block her execution.
  39. order
    logical arrangement of different elements
    The court did not otherwise comment on its order.
Created on 九月 23, 2010

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