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put to death

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  • verb To kill as punishment for capital crimes; to execute.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. execute

hypernyms (4)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. kill
  2. penalise
  3. penalize
  4. punish

hyponyms (4)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. burn
  2. crucify
  3. hang
  4. string up

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