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Meaning of put to death | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To kill as punishment for capital crimes; to execute.

Examples

“The fathers shall not bee put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: euery man shall be put to death for his owne sinne.”

“One of Clemons's three co-defendants has already been executed, and Clemons himself came within 12 days of being put to death in 2009.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

put to good use put to lie put to rest put to sea put to shame put to sleep