Executioner

:For other meanings of the term, see executioner (disambiguation).

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An executioner is a person who carries out a death sentence for the state, usually when presented with a warrant authorizing or ordering him to execute the sentence. The warrant protects the executioner from the charge of murder. The image that comes usually to people's minds is of a hooded medieval executioner.

Related Topics:
Death sentence - State - Hood - Medieval

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