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execution

/,ɛksə'kjuʃən/

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noun
putting a condemned person to death
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capital punishment death penalty executing

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corporal punishment
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(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
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execution of instrument

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subscription
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the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
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carrying out implementation

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enforcement
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the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
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carrying into action carrying out performance

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action
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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
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writ of execution

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court order
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unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
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murder slaying

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homicide
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(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
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instruction execution

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process physical process

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data processing

Definition that contains execution

burning execution by fire
burning execution by electricity
electrocution execution by electricity
beheading execution by cutting off the victim's head
decapitation execution by cutting off the victim's head
burning at the stake execution by fire