put somebody to death

put (one) to death

To execute someone. The state put the mass murderer to death, the first execution in nearly 50 years.
See also: death, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

put somebody to ˈdeath

kill somebody as a punishment; execute somebody: The prisoner will be put to death at dawn.
See also: death, put, somebody
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See also:
  • put (one) to death
  • be put to death
  • put to death
  • meet (one's) death
  • meet death
  • like death warmed over
  • sign (someone's) death warrant
  • sign someone's death warrant
  • death cap
  • brush with death