Kill
Kill verb - To deprive of life.
Put to
Both terms in one sentence
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The Exile: The assassins and conspirators who were supposed to be put to death for trying to kill Mera were instead exiled to a place near the antarctic to start a new colony.
Source: Comicbook / Aquaman -
When his conviction is put to the test, the man beats one of the bad guys to death with a rock rather than let him kill him.
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While a simulacrum could theoretically be put to benign use, an ice assassin's entire purpose is to kill whoever it's based on.
Source: Snowlems aka: Snowlem
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