(idiom) to punish or execute an individual as an example to warn others; to make an example of someone

(idiom) to punish someone for their wrongdoing as a way to warn others against following their example

(idiom) literally to kill the chicken to warn the monkey; to punish an individual as an example to others to deter them from doing wrong

to warn, admonish, or caution someone against making a mistake

to punish one person as a warning to many others

To punish a single person as a warning to many others

to announce an imperial arrival and clear the streets for the emperor's carriage to pass