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summary execution

noun

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  1. An execution in which a person is accused of a crime and immediately killed without the…

    An execution in which a person is accused of a crime and immediately killed without the benefit of a full and fair trial.

    • It was a wonder that he had not been a victim of the ferocious and summary executions which marked the course of that tyranny; for Guzman had ruled the country with the sombre imbecility of political fanaticism.
    • The Tribune demanded a quick trial and summary execution, calling on the prospective jury manfully to do its duty and dwelling at length on the moral effect that would be so produced upon the lawless working class.

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