VERB | social | put to death, execute | kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment |
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Meaning | kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | They want to put to death the prisoners | |
Synonym | execute | |
Entailed by | administer | Perform (a church sacrament) ritually |
Narrower | burn | Burn at the stake |
crucify | kill by nailing onto a cross | |
hang, string up | kill by hanging | |
Broader | kill | Cause to die |
punish, penalize, penalise | impose a penalty on | |
Similar to | execute | murder in a planned fashion |
Spanish | ajusticiar, ejecutar | |
Catalan | ajusticiar, executar |
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