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noun, masculine

ajusticiamiento

/axustiθjaˈmjento/

noun, masculine/axustiθjaˈmjento/plural: ajusticiamientos

execution (the act of putting to death)

Así, desde castigos físicos hasta ajusticiamientos de sospechosos de delitos, se convierten en muchos lugares en atajo violento y moneda corriente que expresa en ocasiones una desesperada reacción ciudadana frente a la inseguridad y la impunidad de los criminales por la inoperancia del Estado.Thus, from physical punishments to executions of suspected criminals, in many places they become a violent shortcut and common currency that sometimes expresses a desperate citizen reaction to insecurity and impunity for criminals due to the ineffectiveness of the State.

Synonyms: ejecución

Etymology tree Spanish ajusticiar Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Late Latin -mentum Old Spanish -miento Spanish -miento Spanish ajusticiamiento From ajusticiar + -miento.