executioner

Example Sentences

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A gangland "executioner" who waited four years to take revenge on a prison officer for seizing a phone from his cell has been jailed for a minimum of 45 years for his murder.

From BBC

The state allows witnesses to observe the death from behind bulletproof glass, but the executioners are hidden from view to protect their identities.

From BBC

He says that the articles were untrue and that The Guardian "played the role of judge, jury and executioner" of his career and reputation.

From BBC

His followers have physically threatened those few who showed any inkling that they might oppose him and his executioner, Elon Musk, a man charged with the destruction of the federal workforce.

From Salon

In "Not Like Us," Lamar transforms into an omnipresent aura — almost a God-like figure that ultimately becomes judge, jury and executioner.

From Salon