posthumous execution

C17248
concept

Posthumous execution is the symbolic or staged carrying out of a death sentence on a person who has already died, typically to punish their memory, make a political statement, or demonstrate authority.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
posthumous execution canonical 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: posthumous execution
Generated description
Posthumous execution is the symbolic or staged carrying out of a death sentence on a person who has already died, typically to punish their memory, make a political statement, or demonstrate authority.

Instances (1)

Instance Via concept surface
Tyburn (posthumous execution of remains)