summarily shoot

Examples (10)

• If caught, the rebels were summarily shot as traitors.
• The dictator ordered that the dissenters be summarily shot without trial.
• In wartime, enemy spies could be summarily shot if captured.
• The ancient law stated that anyone found guilty of treason would be summarily shot.
• During the rebellion, captured soldiers were summarily shot by the opposing forces.
• The historical account describes how prisoners of war were summarily shot for alleged espionage.
• The military tribunal recommended that the captured insurgents be summarily shot.
• Under the emergency decree, any resistance fighters could be summarily shot.
• The tribunal's decision was to summarily shoot the captured enemy combatants.
• The harsh penalty for desertion in that era was to be summarily shot.