| 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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