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executing

/ˈɛksʌkjˌutɪŋ/noun4 syllables

Executing means: putting a condemned person to death.

Synonyms for executing3

noun, as in putting a condemned person to death

execution, capital punishment, death penalty

What does executing mean?1

noun

1

putting a condemned person to death

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Executing in a sentence

  • The commotion outside was caused by the legionnaires, executing an Algerian independence fighter.Amastan
  • Nothing can stop Fadil from executing his murderous plan.OsoHombre
  • In the U.S. there is an epidemic of police officers summarily executing young Black men.shekitten

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