executioner

Example Sentences

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In “Next Generation,” this exchange would have led to a moralizing speech from Jean-Luc about how they cannot play judge, jury and executioner.

From New York Times

Pharmaceutical companies increasingly have barred executioners from using their drugs, saying they were meant to save lives.

From Seattle Times

“A flight does not mean judge, jury and executioner, and that’s what happened,” Mr. Haley said.

From New York Times

His wife, Mary McEntee, said Johnson acted as “judge, juror and executioner” in killing her husband.

From Seattle Times

But, nearly five years on, Saudi Arabia remains one of the world's most prolific executioners - despite a lull that coincided with Saudi Arabia's presidency of the G20 and the start of the Covid pandemic.

From BBC