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executioner meaning in Sanskrit

कालपाशिक kālapāśika

/ˌɛksəˈkjuːʃənə/US/ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənɚ/

executioner in Sanskrit: कालपाशिक (kālapāśika), वधकर्माधिकारिन् (vadhakarmādhikārin). In English, executioner means an official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.

Sanskrit words for executioner

the person who carries out the execution
कालपाशिक kālapāśika, वधकर्माधिकारिन् vadhakarmādhikārin

English meaning of executioner

  1. noun An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
  2. noun Executor.
  3. noun A hit man, especially being in some organization.

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Questions about executioner in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of executioner in Sanskrit?
Executioner in Sanskrit is कालपाशिक (kālapāśika), वधकर्माधिकारिन् (vadhakarmādhikārin).
executioner इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Executioner: कालपाशिक (kālapāśika), वधकर्माधिकारिन् (vadhakarmādhikārin).
What does executioner mean in English?
Executioner means an official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.

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