execution

Plural: executions

Noun

• putting a condemned person to death
• the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
• (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
• (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
• 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
• the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
• unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
• The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
• The state of being accomplished.
• The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
• The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.
• Specifically, the seizure of a debtor's goods or property in default of payment.
• The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect.
• The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.

Examples

• The mission's successful execution lifted the troops' morale.

Synonyms

capital punishment, carrying into action, carrying out, death penalty, executing, execution of instrument, implementation, instruction execution, murder, performance, slaying, writ of execution, pursuance

Related Words

execute, executioner, executive, executor