put to death

• Ejecutar deliberadamente a alguien, normalmente como castigo legal por un delito, o matar sistemáticamente a algo o a alguien.

To execute someone deliberately, typically as a legal punishment for a crime, or to kill something in a planned manner.

1. ExecuteB2formal

   To kill someone as a punishment for a crime, usually by legal or official means.

   ejecutar

   • The king ordered the traitor to be put to death.
   • In some countries, criminals are still put to death for serious offenses.
   • The court sentenced him to be put to death by lethal injection.