execute for ...

Frequency: 6.54.2 per million words

to execute someone as punishment for a specific crime, e.g., treason

executeexecute ... PREPOSITION (kill)

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Examples (10)

  • He was executed for treason against the state.
  • The spy was executed for selling military secrets.
  • She was executed for murder in the first degree.
  • The rebel leader was executed for leading the uprising.
  • He was executed for desertion during wartime.
  • The criminal was executed for multiple homicides.
  • She was wrongly executed for a crime she didn't commit.
  • The traitor was executed for betraying his country.
  • He was executed for espionage activities.
  • The assassin was executed for killing the president.