Words · Common
execution
/ˌɛksəkˈjuʃən/ · 9 letters · 8 distinct letters
- noun
putting a condemned person to death
- noun
the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
they criticised his performance as mayor
- noun
(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
- 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
- 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