Execution
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(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
polysemous
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- capital punishmentdeath penaltyexecutingexecution of instrumentimplementationinstruction executionmurderperformanceslayingwrit of execution
- plural
- Executions
- possessive
- Execution's
- pluralpossessive
- Executions'