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execution

/ execution /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
"the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"
Type of:
enforcement
Derived:
follow through follow up follow out carry out implement
noun Sense 2
putting a condemned person to death
Type of:
corporal punishment
Kinds of:
burning burning at the stake hanging electrocution decapitation
Derived:
execute put to death
noun Sense 3
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
Type of:
court order
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 4
(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
Type of:
subscription
Derived:
execute
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 5
(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
Type of:
process
Kinds of:
batch processing multiprogramming concurrent execution
Has parts:
data processing
Domain:
computer science computing
noun Sense 6
the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
"they criticised his performance as mayor"
"experience generally improves performance"
Type of:
action
Kinds of:
specific performance mechanism mechanics officiation
Derived:
perform execute do
noun Sense 7
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
Type of:
homicide
Kinds of:
bloodshed blood gore contract killing parricide
Derived:
execute murder slay hit dispatch
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
41
Times Searched
2
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enforcement corporal punishment burning burning at the stake hanging electrocution decapitation court order subscription process batch processing multiprogramming