1. execution - noun
· putting a condemned person to death
Synonym(s): executing, capital_punishment, death_penalty
Hypernym(s): corporal_punishment
2. execution - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): performance, carrying_out, carrying_into_action
Hypernym(s): action
3. execution - noun
· (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
Synonym(s): instruction_execution
Hypernym(s): process, physical_process
4. execution - noun
· (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
Synonym(s): execution_of_instrument
Hypernym(s): subscription
5. execution - noun
· 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
Synonym(s): writ_of_execution
Hypernym(s): court_order
6. execution - noun
· the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"
Synonym(s): implementation, carrying_out
Hypernym(s): enforcement
7. execution - noun
· unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
Hypernym(s): homicide
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