Definition of execution

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Execution (n.) The carrying into effect the judgment given in a court of law.

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Hangman :: Hangman (n.) One who hangs another; esp., one who makes a business of hanging; a public executioner; -- sometimes used as a term of reproach, without reference to office..
Decollation :: Decollation (n.) The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; -- especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist.
Suspension :: Suspension (n.) Of the action or execution of law, etc.; as, the suspension of the habeas corpus act..
Stiptic :: Stippling (n.) A mode of execution in which a flat or even tint is produced by many small touches.
Patibulary :: Patibulary (a.) Of or pertaining to the gallows, or to execution..
Deathwatch :: Deathwatch (n.) The guard set over a criminal before his execution.
Arduousness :: Arduousness (n.) The quality of being arduous; difficulty of execution.
Execution :: Execution (n.) A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer..
Sheriff :: Sheriff (n.) The chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is intrusted the execution of the laws, the serving of judicial writs and processes, and the preservation of the peace..
Morbidezza :: Morbidezza (n.) A term used as a direction in execution, signifying, with extreme delicacy..
Skill :: Skill (n.) The familiar knowledge of any art or science, united with readiness and dexterity in execution or performance, or in the application of the art or science to practical purposes; power to discern and execute; ability to perceive and perform; expertness; aptitude; as, the skill of a mathematician, physician, surgeon, mechanic, etc..
Extract :: Extract (n.) A draught or copy of writing; certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgement therein, with an order for execution..
Interruption :: Interruption (n.) Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption..
Bodily :: Bodily (a.) Real; actual; put in execution.
Dispatchful :: Dispatchful (a.) Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task; indicating haste; quick; as, dispatchful looks..
Execution :: Execution (n.) The act of sacking a town.
Administration :: Administration (n.) The management of an estate of a deceased person by an executor, the strictly corresponding term execution not being in use..
Suspend :: Suspend (n.) To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.; as, to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club..
Sledge :: Sledge (n.) A hurdle on which, formerly, traitors were drawn to the place of execution..
Malexecution :: Malexecution (n.) Bad execution.
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