Synonyms for execution

Other words for “execution”, grouped by meaning.

We found 12 synonyms for “execution”. The most common are executing, capital punishment, death penalty, performance, carrying out.

noun putting a condemned person to death

noun the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it

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

noun the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order

noun unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University