summarily execute

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• During the rebellion, captured soldiers were often summarily executed by firing squad.
• The dictator was known to summarily execute anyone who opposed his rule.
• The report detailed how the militia would round up villagers and summarily execute them.
• It is a war crime to summarily execute prisoners of war.
• There are fears that the captured journalists might be summarily executed.
• The general gave the order to summarily execute the captives without trial.
• After the failed coup, several high-ranking officials were summarily executed.
• According to aid workers, hundreds of people have been summarily executed in the conflict zone.
• If the rebels had captured the capital, they would have summarily executed the royal family.
• The act of summarily executing dissidents was a key tactic used to maintain control.