EXECUTION
\ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃən], \ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃən], \ˌɛ_k_s_ɪ_k_j_ˈuː_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of EXECUTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"
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(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
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(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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unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
By Princeton University
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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"
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the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"
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(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
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(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
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc.; as, the execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music.
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The carrying into effect the judgment given in a court of law.
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A judicial writ by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect; final process.
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The act of signing, and delivering a legal instrument, or giving it the forms required to render it valid; as, the execution of a deed, or a will.
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The act of sacking a town.
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That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective work; - usually with do.
By Oddity Software
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The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc.; as, the execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music.
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The carrying into effect the judgment given in a court of law.
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A judicial writ by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect; final process.
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The act of signing, and delivering a legal instrument, or giving it the forms required to render it valid; as, the execution of a deed, or a will.
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The act of sacking a town.
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That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective work; - usually with do.
By Noah Webster.
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Performance; the act or manner of carrying anything into effect; completion; a legal warrant or order; the act of making a legal paper valid; capital punishment, destruction; effective work.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Act of executing or performing: accomplishment: completion: carrying into effect the sentence of a court of law: the warrant for so doing.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The act of executing; performance; enforcement; signing, as of a deed; capital punishment; a judicial writ.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. The act of executing; performance; achievement; accomplishment;—act of carrying out the sentence of a court; legal distraint for debt, &c.;—death inflicted by law; capital punishment;—act of signing and sealing a legal instrument;—legal order or warrant;—something done or accomplished; effect;—destruction; slaughter;—performance or style of performance in music, painting, and other works of art.
