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execution


execution is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] The act of executing; a carrying into effect or to completion; performance; achievement; consummation; as, the execution of a plan, a work, etc. The excellence of the subject contributed much to the happiness of the execution. Dryden.

[2] A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer. A warrant for his execution. Shak.

[3] 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. The first quality of execution is truth. Ruskin.

[4] The carrying into effect the judgment given in a court of law.

[5] A judicial writ by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect; final process.

[6] 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.

[7] That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective work; -- usually with do. To do some fatal execution. Shak.

[8] The act of sacking a town. [Obs.] Beau. & FL.


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