giustiziare

to execute

verb joo-stee-tsee-AH-reh Rare

Origin: From 'giustizia' (justice), from Latin 'iustitia'.

Also means

to put to death

Usage Note

Giustiziare means to carry out a death sentence — it is a formal and weighty verb. Do not confuse it with giudicare (to judge) or punire (to punish). It takes avere as its auxiliary: hanno giustiziato il prigioniero. The noun form is giustiziazione (execution), though esecuzione is more common in practice.

Examples

"Il condannato fu giustiziato all'alba."

Natural Translation

The condemned man was executed at dawn.

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