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Contraposition Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

face

What does face mean here?

He faced execution by hanging for murder.
  

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It means there was the possibility that he could be hanged for committing murder. 1 for "face" as a verb in the link below. com/definition/english/face

— Teechr

  • It means there was the possibility that he could be hanged for committing murder.
  • 1 for "face" as a verb in the link below.
  • com/definition/english/face
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It means there was the possibility that he could be hanged for committing murder.

Have a look at meaning #2.1 for "face" as a verb in the link below.

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/face
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