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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

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