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execution

execution

Meaning of execution

English

killing someone as a legal punishment for a crime

Русский

Лишение жизни по приговору суда.

execution

Pronunciation

British English
/ˌeksɪˈkjuːʃn/
American English
/ˌeksəˈkjuʃən/

execution with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом execution

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22 сочетания

Приговор и ожидание казни

Sentence and awaiting execution
a date for the execution
дата казни

The court set a date for the execution.

Суд назначил дату казни.

before the execution
перед казнью

His family visited him before the execution.

Его семья навестила его перед казнью.

  • face executionбыть под угрозой казни
  • await executionожидать казни
  • be scheduled for executionдолжен быть казнён
  • the execution of a prisonerказнь заключённого
  • after the executionпосле казни
  • be spared executionизбежать казни

Проведение и остановка казни

Carrying out or stopping an execution
a stay of execution
отсрочка казни

The judge granted a stay of execution.

Судья предоставил отсрочку казни.

an execution by firing squad
казнь через расстрел

The sentence called for execution by firing squad.

Приговор предусматривал казнь через расстрел.

  • carry out an executionосуществить казнь
  • order an executionотдать приказ о казни
  • halt an executionостановить казнь
  • postpone an executionотложить казнь
  • prevent an executionпредотвратить казнь
  • an execution by hangingказнь через повешение
  • an execution by lethal injectionказнь путём смертельной инъекции

Обсуждение и свидетельства

Discussion and accounts
a public execution
публичная казнь

The historian described a public execution.

Историк описал публичную казнь.

a botched execution
неудачно проведённая казнь

The report investigated a botched execution.

В отчёте исследовалась казнь, проведённая с нарушениями.

  • witness an executionприсутствовать при казни
  • oppose executionsвыступать против казней
  • an execution chamberпомещение для казни

Примеры предложений с execution

  1. 1

    The prisoner was awaiting execution.

    Заключённый ожидал казни.

  2. 2

    He faced execution after being convicted of murder.

    После осуждения за убийство ему грозила казнь.

  3. 3

    The man was scheduled for execution the following month.

    Казнь этого человека была назначена на следующий месяц.

  4. 4
    be spared execution

    After a long appeal, the court spared him execution.

    После долгой апелляции суд избавил его от казни.

  5. 5

    The authorities postponed the execution.

    Власти отложили казнь.

  6. 6

    An appeal prevented the execution from going ahead.

    Апелляция не позволила провести казнь.

  7. 7

    The execution was halted at the last moment.

    Казнь остановили в последний момент.

  8. 8

    The order to carry out the execution was withdrawn.

    Приказ осуществить казнь был отозван.

  9. 9

    Several witnesses were present at the execution.

    При казни присутствовали несколько свидетелей.

  10. 10

    The campaign calls for an end to executions.

    Кампания призывает прекратить казни.

  11. 11

    They visited the former execution chamber.

    Они посетили бывшее помещение для казни.

  12. 12

    The book contains an account of the execution.

    Книга содержит описание казни.

execution usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The king ordered his execution.

Король отдал приказ о его казни.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Public executions were common in the past.

В прошлом публичные казни были обычным делом.

execution synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between execution, death penalty, and capital punishment

Advanced: broader words

D
🇬🇧English
death penalty

The punishment in law, not the act itself

often

ENMany countries have ended the death penalty.

C
🇬🇧English
capital punishment

Formal: the death penalty as a system

rare word

ENHe is against capital punishment.

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Questions about this word

What does execution mean?

killing someone as a legal punishment for a crime

How do you pronounce execution?

execution is pronounced [ˌeksɪˈkjuːʃn].

How is execution used in a sentence?

Король отдал приказ о его казни. Translation: The king ordered his execution.

Is execution part of Legal Agreements and Compliance vocabulary?

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