Definition of Execution

  • 1. Putting a condemned person to death Noun
  • 2. The act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it Noun
  • 3. (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer Noun
  • 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 Noun
  • 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 Noun
  • 6. The act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order Noun
  • 7. Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being Noun

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