execution, n.
(executions)
freq. cnt. 6
(executions)
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putting a condemned person to death
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1
capital punishment death penalty executing execution
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the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
carrying into action carrying out execution performance
sample sentences
"they criticised his performance as mayor""experience generally improves performance"
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unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 45
execution murder slaying
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the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
carrying out execution implementation
sample sentences
"the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"
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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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execution writ of execution
(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 execution of instrument
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(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
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execution instruction execution
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