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noun, masculine

ajusticiamiento

/axustiθjaˈmjento/

noun, masculine/axustiθjaˈmjento/plural: ajusticiamientos

ajusticiamiento is masculine in Spanish.

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.