execution

Noun
  1. Putting a condemned person to death (synset 101166269)
    is a type of: corporal punishment - the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
    subtypes:
    same as: capital punishment, death penalty, executing
  2. The act of performing;
    Of doing something successfully;
    Using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it (synset 100098324)
    "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"
    is a type of: action - something done (usually as opposed to something said)
    subtypes:
    • specific performance - the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms
    • linguistic performance - (linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations; what the speaker actually says, including grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with linguistic competence)
    • mechanics, mechanism - the technical aspects of doing something
    • officiation - the performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty
    same as: carrying into action, carrying out, performance
  3. (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer (synset 113498665)
    referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
    is a type of: physical process, process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
    subtypes:
    is a part of: data processing - (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information
    same as: instruction 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 (synset 106566069)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: subscription - the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document)
    same as: execution 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 (synset 106565837)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: court order - a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something
    same as: writ of execution
  6. The act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order (synset 101129700)
    "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"
    is a type of: enforcement - the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
    same as: carrying out, implementation
  7. Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being (synset 100221389)
    is a type of: homicide - the killing of a human being by another human being
    subtypes:
    same as: murder, slaying

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