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executioner

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﹒An official who carries out a sentence of death.

﹒A person who inflicts capital punishment.

Examples

﹒The executioner stood silently on the scaffold, waiting for the signal to proceed.

﹒In the historical drama, the executioner was portrayed as a man burdened by the weight of his grim profession.

﹒The king summoned his royal executioner to carry out the final sentence of the court.

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