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| 1. | [ noun ] putting a condemned person to death | |
| Synonyms: | capital_punishment death_penalty executing | |
| Related terms: | corporal_punishment crucifixion electrocution decapitation burning hanging execute | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it | |
| Synonyms: | performance doing carrying_into_action carrying_out | |
| Examples: | "they criticised his performance as mayor" "experience generally improves performance" |
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| Related terms: | action mechanism music officiation specific_performance perform | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer | |
| Synonyms: | instruction_execution | |
| Related terms: | process batch_processing multiprogramming data_processing computer_science | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (law,criminal law) unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being | |
| Synonyms: | murder homicide slaying | |
| Related terms: | killing homicide bloodshed shoot-down massacre thuggee tyrannicide contract_killing elimination dry-gulching slaughter parricide hit fratricide infanticide lynching assassination execute | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (law,writing) a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out | |
| Synonyms: | writ_of_execution | |
| Related terms: | writ court_order law | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable | |
| Synonyms: | execution_of_instrument | |
| Related terms: | subscription law | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order | |
| Synonyms: | implementation carrying_out | |
| Examples: | "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy" |
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| Related terms: | enforcement follow_through | |
| Similar spelling: |
executioner exaction executing executive executant execute executor executed exacting exhaustion executrix exactness exocet exacta executable excogitation Exocoetidae exactly |
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