EXECUTION

/ˌek.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/ ► audio Scrabble 18 Words With Friends 21

Scrabble letter values: E1X8E1C3U1T1I1O1N1 = 18

Definition

  1. noun putting a condemned person to death. — synonyms: executing, capital_punishment, death_penalty
  2. noun the act of performing. — synonyms: performance, carrying_out, carrying_into_action
  3. noun (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer. — synonyms: instruction_execution
  4. 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
  5. noun 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
  6. noun the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order. — synonyms: implementation, carrying_out
  7. noun unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being. — synonyms: murder, slaying

Examples

  • “of doing something successfully”
  • “using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it”
  • “they criticised his performance as mayor”

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