Found 3 items, similar to Execution.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: execution
eksekusi, pelaksanaan, pengembanan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: execution
execution
n 1: putting a condemned person to death [syn:
executing,
capital punishment
,
death penalty]
2: the act of performing; of doing something successfully;
using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing
it;
“they criticised his performance as mayor”;
“experience generally improves performance” [syn:
performance,
carrying out,
carrying into action]
3: (computer science) the process of carrying out an
instruction by a computer [syn:
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 [syn:
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 [syn:
writ of execution]
6: the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order;
“the agency was created for the implementation of the
policy” [syn:
implementation,
carrying out]
7: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human
being [syn:
murder,
slaying]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Execution
Execution
\Ex`e*cu"tion\, n. [F. ex['e]cution, L. executio,
exsecutio.]
1. The act of executing; a carrying into effect or to
completion; performance; achievement; consummation; as,
the execution of a plan, a work, etc.
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The excellence of the subject contributed much to
the happiness of the execution. --Dryden.
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2. A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully
inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer; to grant a
stay of execution.
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A warrant for his execution. --Shak.
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3. The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of
performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc.; as, the
execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music.
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The first quality of execution is truth. --Ruskin.
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4. The mode of performing any activity; as, the game plan was
excellent, but its execution was filled with mistakes.
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5. (Law)
(a) The carrying into effect the judgment given in a court
of law.
(b) A judicial writ by which an officer is empowered to
carry a judgment into effect; final process.
(c) The act of signing, and delivering a legal instrument,
or giving it the forms required to render it valid;
as, the execution of a deed, or a will.
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6. That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective
work; -- usually with do.
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To do some fatal execution. --Shak.
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7. The act of sacking a town. [Obs.] --Beau. & FL.
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