execution

Definitions

1. The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances)
2. The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
   countable, uncountable
3. The state of being accomplished
4. The state of being accomplished.
   countable, uncountable
5. The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated
6. The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
   countable, uncountable
7. The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.
   countable, uncountable
8. The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
9. Specifically, the seizure of a debtor's goods or property in default of payment.
   archaic, countable, uncountable
10. Specifically, the seizure of a debtor's goods or property in default of payment
11. The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect.
    countable, uncountable
12. The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Already the poor man saw⟳ himself crowned by the might of his arm Emperor of Trebizond at least; and so, led away by the intense enjoyment he found in these pleasant fancies, he set⟳ himself forthwith to put⟳ his scheme into execution.”

“The mission's successful execution lifted the troops' morale.”

“There are two executions in the house, one for sixteen hundred, the other for two thousand three hundred pounds.”

“The entire machine slowed down during the execution of the virus checker.”

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