executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er
ˌek-si-ˈkyü-sh(ə-)nər 
: one who executes
especially
: one who puts to death
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True to form, the court dismissed his arguments as either repetitive or barred by procedural rules that the Legislature and the court have stacked in favor of the executioner.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2025
True to form, the court dismissed his arguments as either repetitive or barred by procedural rules that the Legislature and the court have stacked in favor of the executioner —even those questions that have never been asked before.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
The regime executed 975 people last year—making Iran the world's top per capita executioner.
—Tom Ridge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Created by John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, Dredd is a police officer stationed in the metropolis of Mega-City One, where officers are empowered to be judge, jury and executioner.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 July 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2025
True to form, the court dismissed his arguments as either repetitive or barred by procedural rules that the Legislature and the court have stacked in favor of the executioner —even those questions that have never been asked before.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
The regime executed 975 people last year—making Iran the world's top per capita executioner.
—Tom Ridge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Created by John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, Dredd is a police officer stationed in the metropolis of Mega-City One, where officers are empowered to be judge, jury and executioner.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 July 2025
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“Executioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executioner. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er
ˌek-sə-ˈkyü-sh(ə-)nər
: a person who carries out a sentence of death
Legal Definition
executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er
ˌek-si-ˈkyü-shə-nər
: one who puts another to death in fulfillment of a judicial death sentence
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