казнь
Translation of казнь
execution
Russian word in Latin letters: kazn
Meaning of казнь
Лишение жизни по приговору суда.
killing someone as a legal punishment for a crime
Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Казнь or выполнение?
выполнение
выполнение = carrying out a plan or task
Don't mix them up. Carrying out a plan — выполнение; killing as punishment — казнь.
Выполнение плана заняло больше времени.
The execution of the plan took longer.
Толпа собралась на площади смотреть казнь.
A crowd gathered in the square to watch the execution.
Казнь or экзекуция?
экзекуция
экзекуция ≠ execution: a flogging, harsh punishment
Don't mix them up. Killing by sentence — казнь; a beating as punishment — экзекуция.
Казнь преступника перенесли на неделю.
The criminal's execution was postponed for a week.
Солдата подвергли экзекуции — его высекли.
The soldier was flogged as punishment, not executed.
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The king ordered his execution.
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Король отдал приказ о его казни.
Public executions were common in the past.
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В прошлом публичные казни были обычным делом.
казнь synonyms
What's the difference between казнь and смертная казнь
The death penalty as a law; казнь is the act.
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казнь meaning: what does it mean?
killing someone as a legal punishment for a crime
казнь pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
казнь is pronounced as [ˈkaznʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
казнь definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
The king ordered his execution. Translation: Король отдал приказ о его казни.
Is казнь part of Legal Agreements and Compliance vocabulary?
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