Meaning
to execute
- to put to death by capital punishment or legal authority; to execute
In a sentence
Il prigioniero fu giustiziato all'alba nel cortile della fortezza.
The prisoner was executed at dawn in the fortress courtyard.
I ribelli minacciavano di giustiziare gli ostaggi se le richieste non fossero state accolte.
The rebels threatened to execute the hostages if their demands were not met.
Nessuno fu giustiziato senza un regolare processo durante quel periodo.
No one was executed without a fair trial during that period.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| giustiziare | infinitive |
| giustizio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| giustizi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| giustizia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| giustiziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| giustiziate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| giustiziano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| giustiziavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| giustiziavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| giustiziava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| giustiziavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| giustiziavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| giustiziavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| giustiziai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| giustiziasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| giustiziò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| giustiziammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| giustiziaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| giustiziarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| giustizierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| giustizierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| giustizierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| giustizieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| giustizierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| giustizieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| giustizi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| giustizi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| giustizi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| giustiziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| giustiziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| giustizino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| giustiziassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| giustiziassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| giustiziasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| giustiziassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| giustiziaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| giustiziassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| giustizierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| giustizieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| giustizierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| giustizieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| giustiziereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| giustizierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| giustizia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| giustiziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| giustiziate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| giustiziando | gerund |
| giustiziato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Specifically denotes judicial or political execution, distinct from ordinary killing ('uccidere').