be put to death

be put to death

To be executed. The judge decided the murderer should be put to death.
See also: death, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

put (someone or some creature) to death

to kill someone or some creature. The killer was put to death right at midnight.
See also: death, put
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

put to death

Kill, execute, as in Another convicted murderer was put to death last night. [c. 1400]
See also: death, put
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

put to death

To execute.
See also: death, put
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • put (one) to death
  • put somebody to death
  • put to death
  • meet (one's) death
  • meet death
  • death cap
  • like death warmed over
  • brush with death
  • between life and death
  • from the dead
References in periodicals archive
I even allowed myself to be put to death so that you can see that it is the evil in human beings that is to blame, the evil which kills even the Son of God.
Atheism
As Maximilian put it, "I am a Christian and cannot fight." As Martin of Tours put it, "I am a soldier of Christ; it is not lawful for me to fight." As Tertullian put it, "When Christ disarmed Peter in the garden, he disarmed all Christians." As Lactantius put it, "It can never be Lawful for a righteous man to go to war, since his warfare is in righteousness itself." As Cyprian put it, "Christians are not allowed to kill, but they must be willing to be put to death." These were men who--unlike Bush--chose their religion instead of inheriting it.
Atheists in foxholes, christian in uniform
The question before the court: If teenagers commit murder, should they be put to death?
They Killed for Kicks
In fact, it was later revealed that Clark lied about his motivation for killing his parents--for the insurance money--so he would be put to death.
Dateline death row: on watching a man die