Execution meaning

noun

1. putting a condemned person to death

   Synonymsexecutingcapital punishmentdeath penalty

2. 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”

   Synonymsperformancecarrying outcarrying into action

3. (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer

   Synonymsinstruction execution

4. (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

   Synonymsexecution of instrument

5. 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

   Synonymswrit of execution

6. the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order

   “the agency was created for the implementation of the policy”

   Synonymsimplementationcarrying out

7. unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

   Synonymsmurderslaying