Definition: to kill someone as a legal punishment Level: C2
他因谋杀罪被处决。
He was ___executed for murder.
这位独裁者毫不犹豫地处决了他的政治对手。
The dictator did not hesitate to ___execute his political opponents.
那名被判有罪的战犯被通过注射方式处决。
The convicted war criminal was ___executed by lethal injection.
