shoot to kill; kill on the spot with impunity
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesphrase
kill on the spot with impunity (for perpetrators, resisters, or violators)
formalUsed in formal contexts, historically in legal or military decrees, to authorize extreme force without legal consequences for the enforcer.
Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
xiē些
jūn军
lìng令
guī规
dìng定
，
lín临
zhèn阵
tuō脱
táo逃
zhě者
gé格
shā杀
wù勿
lùn论
。
Some ancient military orders stipulated that deserters were to be killed on the spot without question.
Gào告
shì示
shang上
xiě写
zhe着
：
sī私
chuǎng闯
jìn禁
qū区
zhě者
，
gé格
shā杀
wù勿
lùn论
。
The notice read: Those who trespass into the restricted area will be shot on sight.
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Zhè这
shì是
yī一
gè个
jí极
qí其
yán严
lì厉
de的
mìng命
lìng令
，
jī几
hū乎
děng等
tóng同
yú于
gé格
shā杀
wù勿
lùn论
。
This is an extremely harsh order, almost equivalent to a shoot-to-kill order.