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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
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nounthe act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
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nounthe act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
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nouna 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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noununlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human beingtype of:
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noun(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
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