ajusticiamiento

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Spanish

Etymology

From ajusticiar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /axustiθjaˈmjento/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /axustisjaˈmjento/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: a‧jus‧ti‧cia‧mien‧to

Noun

ajusticiamiento m (plural ajusticiamientos)

  1. execution (the act of putting to death)
    Synonym: ejecución
    • 2015 November 5, “Columna”, in El País:
      Así, desde castigos físicos hasta ajusticiamientos de sospechosos de delitos, se convierten en muchos lugares en atajo violento y moneda corriente que expresa en ocasiones una desesperada reacción ciudadana frente a la inseguridad y la impunidad de los criminales por la inoperancia del Estado.
      Thus, from physical punishments to executions of suspected criminals, in many places they become a violent shortcut and common currency that sometimes expresses a desperate citizen reaction to insecurity and impunity for criminals due to the ineffectiveness of the State.

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