Reference for Sanhedrin 16:5

ר' יהודה אומר עד שיודיעוהו באיזה מיתה הוא נהרג

Abaye says that all [even R. Meir] agree that the eventual effect of the allegation is to be taken into consideration, as well as the honour of the judges who had retired. And the reason that three are sufficient, according to R. Meir, is that the case treated here is that of a woman who, before committing adultery, was cautioned in general terms [as to the penalty of death to which she would make herself liable, but without the kind of death being defined]. And his opinion concurs with that of the following Tanna: For it has been taught:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Tosef. Sanh. X. ');">⁸</span> All those under sentence of death according to the Torah are to be executed only by the decree of a court of twenty-three, after proper evidence and warning, and provided the warners have let them know that they are liable to a death sentence at the hand of the Court. According to R. Judah, the warners must also inform them of the kind of death they would suffer [and failing that, they are not to be executed].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Consequently, in this case the woman is not liable to death, nor can any capital punishment follow. ');">⁹</span>

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