giustiziare
to execute
verb joo-stee-tsee-AH-reh Rare
Origin: From 'giustizia' (justice), from Latin 'iustitia'.
Also means
to put to death
Usage Note
Giustiziare means to carry out a death sentence — it is a formal and weighty verb. Do not confuse it with giudicare (to judge) or punire (to punish). It takes avere as its auxiliary: hanno giustiziato il prigioniero. The noun form is giustiziazione (execution), though esecuzione is more common in practice.
Examples
"Il condannato fu giustiziato all'alba."
Natural Translation
The condemned man was executed at dawn.

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