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Hinrichtung: execution — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

DictionaryHinrichtung

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Hinrichtung

execution

the official act of putting a person to death as punishment

IPA/ˈhɪnˌʁɪçtʊŋ/

Primary stress falls on Hin.

Meaning 1formal · 92%

the official act of putting a person to death as punishment

Die Hinrichtung fand am folgenden Morgen statt.

Die Ausstellung dokumentiert mehrere historische Hinrichtungen.

Nach der Hinrichtung kam es zu internationalen Protesten.

Hinrichtung is more specific than Tötung because it refers to an officially ordered execution.

Use Hinrichtung for an official execution, especially in legal, historical, or journalistic contexts.

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Which article belongs to Hinrichtung?

Hinrichtung is the formal noun for an official execution as punishment.