putting to death

• Acción de ejecutar a alguien, generalmente como castigo legal por un delito grave, o el proceso de matar deliberadamente algo.

The act of executing someone, typically as a legal punishment for a serious crime, or the process of killing something deliberately.

1. ExecutionC1formal

   The act of killing someone as a punishment for a crime, usually by legal authority.

   ejecución

   • The king ordered the putting to death of the traitor.
   • Putting to death is a controversial practice in modern law.
   • The court sentenced him to death, leading to his putting to death.