Summary execution
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A summary execution is a variety of execution in which a person is accused of a crime and then immediately killed without benefit of a full and fair trial. This includes show trials, but is usually understood to mean capture, accusation, and execution all conducted at the same time. Summary executions have been practiced by police, military, and paramilitary organizations and are frequently associated with guerrilla warfare, counter-insurgency, and any other situation which involves a breakdown of the normal procedures for handling accused prisoners (either civilian or military).
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See also
- Encounter killings by police
- Extrajudicial punishment
- Extrajudicial killing
- List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States
- Nguyễn Văn Lém
- Summary justice
- Retributive justice
- Revenge
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