put (one) to death

To execute someone. The state put the mass murderer to death, the first execution in nearly 50 years.

put somebody to ˈdeath

kill somebody as a punishment; execute somebody: The prisoner will be put to death at dawn.

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See also:

put (one) to death
sentence
death sentence
meet (one's) death
meet death
like death warmed over
be in at the death
be in at the death/kill
sign (someone's) death warrant
sign someone's death warrant

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put somebody to death

put (one) to death

put somebody to ˈdeath