"summary execution" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: summary executions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} summary execution (plural summary executions)
  1. An execution in which a person is accused of a crime and immediately killed without the benefit of a full and fair trial.
    Sense id: en-summary_execution-en-noun-GNIS4skH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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