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execution

noun
  1. the act of performing
    performance
  2. unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
    murderslaying
  3. the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
    implementation
  4. putting a condemned person to death
    executingcapital punishmentdeath penalty
  5. 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
    writ of execution
  6. (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
    execution of instrument
  7. (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
    instruction execution