execution
noun
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the act of performingperformance
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unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human beingmurderslaying
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the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some orderimplementation
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putting a condemned person to deathexecutingcapital punishmentdeath penalty
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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 outwrit of execution
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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 enforceableexecution of instrument
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(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computerinstruction execution