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JLPT N1

処刑

処刑 is the formal word for an execution. It means carrying out a death sentence.

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Other forms

処刑する verb form
処刑します polite verb form
処刑される passive form
Noun, Suru verb

Execution" / "Capital Punishment

The act of officially killing someone as a punishment for a serious crime.

Example

その 犯罪者 は 来月 処刑 される 予定 だ 。

The criminal is scheduled to be executed next month.

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処刑
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処刑 is the formal word for an execution. It means carrying out a death sentence.
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