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Definitions from WordNet

Noun public executioner has 1 sense
  1. executioner, public executioner - an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
    --1 is a kind of killer, slayer
    --1 has particulars: electrocutioner; hangman; headsman, headman

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Public Executioner

Noun

  1. A person officially appointed to carry out executions in public as a form of punishment.
  2. Historically, an individual responsible for performing executions as a public spectacle.

Usage Examples:

  1. The public executioner carried out the sentence by hanging.
  2. During medieval times, the public executioner was a feared figure in society.
  3. The role of the public executioner is now abolished in many countries.

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