supreme measure of punishment
- supreme measure of punishment
death by execution
With an affectionate pat, he assured the historian Yuri Staklov that he was safe; the NKVD came for Staklov that night. The scribbled letters SMP, Supreme Measure of Punishment, filled the margins of his lists. (Moynahan, 1994, writing of Stalin and his terror)
In the Soviet Union [they] will face the supreme penalty. (Seymour, 1977)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms.
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