German VERB C1 Rank 6269

hinrichten

to execute

hinrichten – richtete hin – hat hingerichtet

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry hinrichten, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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hinrichten vs erschießen

to shoot dead

Both words can describe the same killing with a firearm. Hinrichten, however, focuses on carrying out a death sentence or an order from an authority, while erschießen only states the method of killing. Choose hinrichten for an official execution and erschießen for the method involving a firearm.

Visual example for erschießen
hinrichten

Das Erschießungskommando richtete den Gefangenen auf staatlichen Befehl hin.

The firing squad executed the prisoner on state orders.

erschießen

Das Erschießungskommando erschoss den Gefangenen.

The firing squad shot the prisoner dead.

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