put to death meaning

Definition of put to death in English Dictionary

• VerbSGputs to deathPRputting to death
  1. To kill as punishment for capital crimes; to execute.
     1. 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.
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  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • 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.

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Other Vocabulary

1. en puts to death
2. en put to rest
3. en do to death
4. en yes to death
5. en up to date