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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The lawyers representing Adel Ramos, who pleaded guilty in the 2019 ambush killing of police rookie Tara O’Sullivan, interviewed their final witnesses in the penalty phase of his trial on Monday, resting their case that he should not be put to death.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
Shortly before Hoffman was scheduled to be put to death, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to deny a last-ditch request to block the execution.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Hours before a Louisiana man was scheduled to be put to death Tuesday, his attorneys hoped for a last-minute court ruling to halt the state's first execution by nitrogen gas.
—CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
Ford, 64, was executed by lethal injection at the Florida State Prison in Raiford and pronounced dead at 6:19 p.m. ET, becoming the first inmate to be put to death by the state in 2025 and the fourth in the United States this year.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
Shortly before Hoffman was scheduled to be put to death, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to deny a last-ditch request to block the execution.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Hours before a Louisiana man was scheduled to be put to death Tuesday, his attorneys hoped for a last-minute court ruling to halt the state's first execution by nitrogen gas.
—CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
Ford, 64, was executed by lethal injection at the Florida State Prison in Raiford and pronounced dead at 6:19 p.m. ET, becoming the first inmate to be put to death by the state in 2025 and the fourth in the United States this year.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
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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 16 Apr. 2025.
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