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Decollation :: Decollation (n.) The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; -- especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist.

Stave :: Stave (n.) To delay by force or craft; to drive away; -- usually with off; as, to stave off the execution of a project..

Witness :: Witness (v. i.) One who sees the execution of an instrument, and subscribes it for the purpose of confirming its authenticity by his testimony; one who witnesses a will, a deed, a marriage, or the like..

Bodily :: Bodily (a.) Real; actual; put in execution.

Seguestration :: Seguestration (n.) A kind of execution for a rent, as in the case of a beneficed clerk, of the profits of a benefice, till he shall have satisfied some debt established by decree; the gathering up of the fruits of a benefice during a vacancy, for the use of the next incumbent; the disposing of the goods, by the ordinary, of one who is dead, whose estate no man will meddle with..

Donee :: Donee (n.) Anciently, one to whom lands were given; in later use, one to whom lands and tenements are given in tail; in modern use, one on whom a power is conferred for execution; -- sometimes called the appointor..

Administration :: Administration (n.) The management of an estate of a deceased person by an executor, the strictly corresponding term execution not being in use..

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..

Extent :: Extent (n.) A peculiar species of execution upon debts due to the crown, under which the lands and goods of the debtor may be seized to secure payment..

Espadon :: Espadon (n.) A long, heavy, two-handed and two-edged sword, formerly used by Spanish foot soldiers and by executioners..

Executioner :: Executioner (n.) One who executes; an executer.

Drill :: Drill (n.) The act or exercise of training soldiers in the military art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution of evolutions, and the like; hence, diligent and strict instruction and exercise in the rudiments and methods of any business; a kind or method of military exercises; as, infantry drill; battalion drill; artillery drill..

Flagrant :: Flagrant (a.) Actually in preparation, execution, or performance; carried on hotly; raging..

Levy :: Levy (v. i.) To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by seizing the goods..

Exempt :: Exempt (a.) Free, or released, from some liability to which others are subject; excepted from the operation or burden of some law; released; free; clear; privileged; -- (with from): not subject to; not liable to; as, goods exempt from execution; a person exempt from jury service..

Execution :: Execution (n.) A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer..

Tormenter :: Tormenter (n.) An executioner.

Patibulary :: Patibulary (a.) Of or pertaining to the gallows, or to execution..

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..

Respite :: Respite (n.) Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.

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