heypolyglot
Italian

giustiziare

/dʒu.stitˈtsja.re/verbC1
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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)
WordWord forms
giustiziareinfinitive
giustizioindicative · present · singular · 1st person
giustiziindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
giustiziaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
giustiziamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
giustiziateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
giustizianoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
giustiziavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
giustiziaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
giustiziavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
giustiziavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
giustiziavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
giustiziavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
giustiziaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
giustiziastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
giustiziòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
giustiziammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
giustiziasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
giustiziaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
giustizieròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
giustizieraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
giustizieràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
giustizieremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
giustiziereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
giustizierannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
giustizisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
giustizisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
giustizisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
giustiziamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
giustiziatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
giustizinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
giustiziassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
giustiziassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
giustiziassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
giustiziassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
giustiziastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
giustiziasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
giustiziereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
giustizieresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
giustizierebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
giustizieremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
giustizieresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
giustizierebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
giustiziaimperative · singular · 2nd person
giustiziamoimperative · plural · 1st person
giustiziateimperative · plural · 2nd person
giustiziandogerund
giustiziatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Specifically denotes judicial or political execution, distinct from ordinary killing ('uccidere').

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