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summary execution

Noun

Meaning

summary execution (plural summary executions)

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Hitler had a police state of the first order. And those who showed any sign of being weak-kneed faced prison or often summary execution. That prevented a lot of people who knew that the war was not going to turn out well for Germany from giving up. Rick Atkinson

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