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Synonyms of EXECUTION

Valid in Scrabble US · 18 points

EXECUTION: definition and more

13 synonyms in 7 meanings 5 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of EXECUTION by meaning

noun

  1. putting a condemned person to death

    Also: capital punishment, death penalty.

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

    Also: carrying out, carrying into action.

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

    Also: 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

    Also: 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

    Also: writ of execution.

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

    Also: carrying out.

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