putting a condemned person to death
[ Syn: executing , capital punishment , death penalty ]
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
[ Syn: performance , carrying out , carrying into action ]
(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
[ Syn: instruction execution ]
(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
[ Syn: execution of instrument ]
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
[ Syn: writ of execution ]
the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; the agency was created for the implementation of the policy
[ Syn: implementation , carrying out ]
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being