to kill large numbers of people indiscriminately or cruelly

to slaughter or massacre people or animals, often in large numbers or in a brutal manner

to put to death

(literary) to join forces; to exert every effort

to join forces to work towards a common goal

(literary) corporal punishment or execution

to extend one's neck in preparation for execution

(literary) to massacre, slaughter, or brutally kill

to massacre

a formal command or directive to carry out an execution or slaughter