put someone to death

成語所屬單字death

put someone to death — 慣用語

1. to kill a person as a legal punishment for a serious crime

1.慣用語
釋義

處死;處決

to kill a person as a legal punishment for a serious crime

例句

In some countries, a person convicted of murder can be put to death by lethal injection.

The king ordered the rebels to be put to death for their role in the uprising against his rule.