executing
English Thesaurus
1. putting a condemned person to death (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | corporal punishment, |
| definition | : | the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | hanging, |
| definition | : | a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | crucifixion, |
| definition | : | the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | execute, put to death, |
| definition | : | kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | execute, put to death, |
| definition | : | kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment (verb.social) |
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