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executioner
[ ek-si-kyoo-shuh-ner ]
noun
- an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuance of a legal warrant.
- a person who executes an act, will, judgment, etc.
executioner
/ ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃənə /
noun
- an official charged with carrying out the death sentence passed upon a condemned person
- an assassin, esp one appointed by a political or criminal organization
Word History and Origins
Origin of executioner1
Example Sentences
I decided from the start that I would only be the prosecutor, essentially, I would try my best to never be judge, jury and executioner, because I already had too much power in my hands.
When the executioners administered a sedative, midazolam, to John Grant, 60, as he was strapped to a gurney, he began seizing and vomiting, according to the Associated Press, which sent a reporter to witness the execution.
The executioner Raikoh’s movements would be swift and sudden, yet his hair and armor would trail in ways that gave off a sense of flow.
Virginia, on the other hand, was a prolific executioner for decades.
Your social media audience serves as the judge, jury, and executioner.
I Am An Executioner offers a fiercely creative—and deeply morbid—vision of what it takes to stay alive.
"Princes are but princes, though I grant you the Executioner's Son is a good one," answered the priest.
He told the Executioner, he was a strong man, and Prayed to be put out of misery as soon as possible.
Charity begins at home, is the voice of the World; yet is every man his greatest enemy, and as it were, his own Executioner.
Executioner, constables, and sergeants, all thought their last hour was come.
There is a stranger of an Executioner chanced to be passing the road, just as I sent out, and he looking for work.
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