ajusticiamiento

Spanish

Etymology

From ajusticiar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /axustiθjaˈmjento/ [a.xus.t̪i.θjaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /axustisjaˈmjento/ [a.xus.t̪i.sjaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: a‧jus‧ti‧cia‧mien‧to

Noun

ajusticiamiento m (plural ajusticiamientos)

1. execution (the act of putting to death)

   Synonym: ejecución

   • 2015 November 5, “Columna”, in El País‎^[1]:

     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.

Further reading

• “ajusticiamiento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10