Put to death by hanging: noosecute
Put to death in the French Revolution: guillocute
Put to death by injection: pharmacute
Put to death by handbag: persecute
Put to death at long distance: telecommute
Put to death by reading dull books: prosecute
Burned at the stake: barbecute
Put to death by a former spouse: execute
Meanwhile, back at the topic, two of my biggest gripes are:
Using a gun to open a lock (the most likely result it to jam it so it cannot open), and
Using gasoline explosions when the situation is clearly dynamite, or anything else that has a totally different look.