| 单词 | summary execution |
| 释义 | > as lemmassummary execution summary execution n. the infliction of capital punishment without the accused person having a (full or fair) trial; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1737 Life & Death Capt. John Porteous 38 If a man was taken Red Hand in a Murder..he might have been hanged within three Suns. This Power of Summary Execution was invested not only in Sheriffs and Bailies of large Regalities, but in every petty Laird who held a Regality. 1835 Times 11 Apr. Summary executions of prisoners appear to have become a regular mode of proceeding on the part of the military chiefs acting under the orders of the Government. 1962 Virginia Law Rev. 48 1226 To surrender political criminals would surely amount to delivering them to their summary execution. 2019 Scotsman (Nexis) 21 Mar. Men are more likely to face detention without trial, or summary execution; whereas the persecution of women more typically involves sexual violence. < as lemmas |
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