put to death
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put to death
Kill, execute, as in Another convicted murderer was put to death last night. [c. 1400]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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