Meaning of put to death

1. The criminal was sentenced to be put to death for his heinous crimes.
2. The condemned prisoner requested to be put to death by lethal injection.
3. In some countries, individuals convicted of treason are put to death by firing squad.
4. The king ordered his enemies to be put to death in a public execution.
5. The serial killer was put to death after being found guilty of multiple murders.
6. The condemned man chose to be put to death by hanging rather than face life in prison.
7. The religious extremists believed that anyone who committed blasphemy should be put to death.
8. The dictator's political opponents were put to death in a brutal purge of dissidents.
9. In ancient times, criminals were often put to death by being thrown to wild animals.
10. The death penalty is still used in some parts of the world to put criminals to death for their crimes.