处决 (chǔ jué) — to execute, to put to death; to decide, to resolve (formal)
Definition
Formal/law-style verb with two distinct senses: to execute (a condemned person) and to officially decide or settle a matter. Pairs with 判处/依法 in the execution sense, and 委员会/事件 in the decision sense — never used in casual speech.
verb
to executeto put to deathto decideto resolve (formal)
Examples
- 处决。Suǒ yǒu bèi pàn chǔ sǐ xíng de qiú fàn dōu bì xū yī fǎ chǔ jué.All prisoners sentenced to death must be executed according to law.
- 处决。Wěi yuán huì yǐ jīng chǔ jué le zhè jiàn shì.The committee has already decided this matter.
- ，处决。Zhàn zhēng jié shù hòu, xǔ duō zhàn fàn bèi gōng kāi chǔ jué.After the war ended, many war criminals were publicly executed.
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