executioner

ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃənər
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Translation of executioner into Swedish

Noun

capital punishment

person who carries out executions
bödel cskarprättare cavrättare c
  • The executioner prepared for the scheduled execution at dawn.Bödeln förberedde sig för den planerade avrättningen i gryningen.
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Expressions with executioner: examples in English and translations in Swedish

domare, jury och bödel
domare, jury och bödeln
He was the judge, jury, and executioner in his own company.
bödel
skarprättare
The public executioner carried out the sentence.

Synonyms and analogies of executioner in English

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Examples of executioner in a sentence

  • The executioner followed the king's orders without question.

Translations of "executioner" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
bödelnmf.

In history, the executioner was both feared and shunned by society.

Historiskt sett var bödeln både fruktad och utstött av samhället.

Legend says the executioner never spoke a word during his grim duties.

Enligt legenden yttrade bödeln aldrig ett ord under sina dystra uppdrag.

skarprättarenmf.

She's an executioner for her cause.

Hon är en skarprättare för sin sak.

This isn't the first time he's been judge, jury and executioner.

Inte första gången han är domare, jury och skarprättare.

avrättarenmf.

I forgive you freely, as a victim forgives her executioner.

Jag förlåter er som ett offer förlåter sin avrättare.

l forgive you freely, as a victim forgives her executioner.

Jag förlåter er som ett offer förlåter sin avrättare.

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executioner: Examples and translations in context

The executioner approached the condemned with a steady hand and cold eyes.

Bödeln närmade sig den dödsdömde med stadig hand och kalla ögon.

The village respected the executioner for fulfilling a necessary but grim role.

Byborna hyste respekt för bödeln som skötte en nödvändig men dyster uppgift.

The executioner marked another name off the list with quiet precision.

Bödeln strök ännu ett namn från listan med tystlåten precision.

The executioner's casual conversation about beheadings made his blood curdle.

Bödelns vardagliga prat om halshuggningar fick hans blod att stelna.

No one envied the executioner his task, yet it had to be done.

Ingen avundades bödeln hans uppgift, men den måste ändå utföras.

After the sentence was passed, the executioner moved silently to the chamber.

När domen hade fallit rörde sig bödeln ljudlöst bort mot kammaren.

Fear of the executioner kept many prisoners silent during interrogations.

Rädslan för bödeln fick många fångar att tiga under förhören.

The executioner wore a hood to hide his identity during the capital punishment.

Bödeln bar en huva för att dölja sin identitet under avrättningen.

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