| 单词 | military execution |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmilitary execution 9. ‘The ravaging and destroying of a country that refuses to pay contribution’ (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 1867). Also military execution. [After French exécution.] ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > sacking, raiding, or looting > [noun] > of a country refusing contribution executiona1625 a1625 J. Fletcher Loyal Subj. v. v, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Fff4 v/2 You know his marches, You have seene his executions: Is it yet peace? 1689 London Gaz. No. 2423/3 To put the Dutchies..under Military Execution, in case they do not pay, etc. military execution military execution n. [compare execution n. 9] a punishment carried out by the military, spec. (now historical) the ravaging by military forces of a country or province which has failed to pay a tax or other tribute levied upon it. ΚΠ 1689 London Gaz. No. 2423/3 To put the Dutchies..under Military Execution, in case they do not pay, etc. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I. (at cited word) Military Execution, is delivering a Country up to be ravaged and destroyed by the Soldiers, when it refuses to pay Contribution, &c. 1827 T. B. Macaulay Machiavelli in Ess. (1854) 39/2 Whether decimation be a convenient mode of military execution. 1897 Overland Monthly Mar. 304/1 Nelson's division of three brigades, aggregating about twelve thousand effective troops, were ordered out to witness, for the first time in their lives, a military execution. 1989 Jrnl. Mil. Hist. 53 443 Alotta..gives a soldier-by-soldier summary of each military execution on the Northern side. < as lemmas |
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