What does the executioner mean?

The executioner refers to the person who executed the death penalty in the old society; Metaphor is a murderer.

The executioner is a Chinese character, and the pinyin is GUIZISH ǒ U, also known as the executioner. This is an ancient name, which refers to people who directly execute prisoners. Now it generally refers to murderers who kill people in various ways, and it is a metaphor for autocratic rulers to suppress and slaughter people's minions. It can also be used to call names "cruel and evil".

It was the executioner of the court's professional department who killed the prisoner. "Hangman" is an ancient name. Modern people call it the executioner. Although both of them are executioners, the methods used by executioners in ancient and modern times are quite different.

One shot is called killing, and the result of one knife is also called killing. However, the horror is that when the executioner executed the punishment in the middle of the year, he cut the prisoner into pieces, and the prisoner would not die until the last knife. I'm afraid people can't learn now.

One who beheads a criminal. The executioner must also master the skills of amputation.

What is the specific job of the executioner? Agence France-Presse quoted recruitment information as saying that in addition to beheading, the executioner must also master the skills of amputation. This recruitment information was placed in the "religious position" column of the website. The British "Guardian" said that this belongs to a class of civil servants with lower wages.

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Civil Service recently posted information on its website, planning to recruit eight executioners. According to the Ministry of Civil Service, there is no requirement for the applicants' academic qualifications, and they don't need the experience of this job, so they can also be exempted from the test.

Wang Bo, a correspondent of Xinhua News Agency in Riyadh, said that the "executioner" is a kind of handicraft in Saudi Arabia, which requires superb skills and is generally handed down by the family. In recent years, fewer and fewer people are engaged in this profession.

Saudi Arabia implements strict Islamic laws and regulations, and serious crimes such as drug trafficking, rape, murder, apostasy and armed robbery are usually executed. In addition to beheading, execution methods include shooting and stoning. Executions are usually carried out in public places. Although filming is forbidden, videos are occasionally uploaded to the Internet.

Wang Bo said that the Saudi death penalty is usually executed in the square outside the mosque after Friday noon service, and many people are watching. This seems to have achieved the deterrent effect of the Saudi religious authorities.