Dominion recriminations against the recalcitrant treaty population did not end with the Battleford executions in the fall of 1885.
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Executions
Synonyms for "executions" (215 found)
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Strong matches (65)
completioncomplianceconductconfiscationconformanceconformityconsummationcoursecrosscrucifixiondealing deathdeath chairdeath chamberdecapitationdecollationdefenestrationdeliverydemilegatodestructiondestruction of life
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directiondischargedispatchdistraintdistressdoingdrivingdropeffectuationelectric chairelectrocutioneminent domainenactmentenforcementeuthanasiaexerciseexpressionexpropriationexterminationfait accomplifeatfingeringflow of bloodfruitionfulfillmentfunctioningfusilladegallowsgallows-treegarnishmentgarrotegas chambergassinggibbetglissandogoreguillotinehalterhandlinghangingheedheeding
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Related words (107)
hemlockhemphempen collarhot seatimmolationimplementationimpoundmentimpressmentintonationjudicial murderkeepingkillkillinglapidationlegatolethal chamberlevyliquidationmaidenmanagement
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manipulationmannermartyrdommartyrizationmassacremasterymercy killingmezzo staccatomission accomplishedmodemusic-makingnationalizationnecktie partynooseobservanceobservationoccupationoperancyoperationoverproductionparlandoperformingperpetrationpianismpizzicatopoisoningpracticeproductionproductivenessprosecutionpunishmentpursuancerealizationremovalrenderingrenditionrepercussionrespectresponsibilityright of angaryritual killingritual murderroperubatorunningsacrificesatisfactionscaffoldsequestrationshootingskillslaughterslayingslursocializationspiccatostaccatostakesteeringstoningstranglingstrangulationstylesuccesstaking of lifetechniquethe axthe blockthe chairthe gallowsthe gas chamberthe guillotinethe hot seatthe ropetouchtransactiontreeworkworkingworkings
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Sample sentences
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It is just because fear of punishment has no deterrent effect that crime continues in spite of all laws and courts, prisons and executions.
Source: tatoeba (5298700)
This prison only performs executions by lethal injection.
Source: tatoeba (10231213)
Opponents of lethal injection have argued the practice constitutes cruel and unusual punishment on the basis of a number of botched executions.
Source: tatoeba (10231301)
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