Execution
nounid
49417·updated May 18, 2026verified
(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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Variants
- synonym
- capital punishmentdeath penaltyexecutingexecution of instrumentimplementationinstruction executionmurderperformanceslayingwrit of execution
- plural
- Executions
- possessive
- Execution's
- pluralpossessive
- Executions'
Framework definitions
- §1
- the act of performing
- §2
- unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
- §3
- the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
- §4
- putting a condemned person to death
- §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
- §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
- §7
- (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
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