put to death

动词 put to death:

1. kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
   同义词：execute

1. The prisoner was put to death (by firing squad) at dawn.
   那囚犯在黎明时被(行刑队)处决。
2. The act of putting to death.
   杀死、处决处决的行为
3. Mary, Queen of Scots, was put to death in1587.
   苏格兰王后玛丽于1587年被处死。