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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In a race against the clock, Melissa must find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death for a crime her father committed.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 July 2025
The execution date is one year after Roberson had been slated to be put to death at the Huntsville Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 19 July 2025
Judge Austin Reeve Jackson set the date for October 16 – almost one year after Roberson was previously scheduled to be put to death.
—Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
The black hole at the center of our galaxy is hardly more inscrutable than the mysterious process by which Gov. Ron DeSantis decides which condemned prisoner will be put to death next.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 July 2025
The execution date is one year after Roberson had been slated to be put to death at the Huntsville Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 19 July 2025
Judge Austin Reeve Jackson set the date for October 16 – almost one year after Roberson was previously scheduled to be put to death.
—Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
The black hole at the center of our galaxy is hardly more inscrutable than the mysterious process by which Gov. Ron DeSantis decides which condemned prisoner will be put to death next.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 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 5 Aug. 2025.
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