be put to death
idiom
: to be killed at a scheduled time by someone who is legally allowed to do so
a serial killer who was put to death for the murder of 28 people
The dog that attacked the children was later put to death.
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Wainwright, who had escaped from a North Carolina prison days before killing 23-year-old Carmen Gayheart, is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on June 10 at Florida State Prison.
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Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Mikal Mahdi, 41, will be put to death on April 11 after pleading guilty to murder for killing a police officer in 2004.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
But the motion was the first step in what will likely be three weeks of legal wrangling about whether James should be put to death by lethal injection.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
The three pit bulls were euthanized under a Texas law that allows for any animal that bites or kills another person or animal to be put to death.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Mikal Mahdi, 41, will be put to death on April 11 after pleading guilty to murder for killing a police officer in 2004.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
But the motion was the first step in what will likely be three weeks of legal wrangling about whether James should be put to death by lethal injection.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
The three pit bulls were euthanized under a Texas law that allows for any animal that bites or kills another person or animal to be put to death.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for be put to death
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“Be put to death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20put%20to%20death. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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