Execution
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NOUN
putting a condemned person to death
the act of performing
(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
(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
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
the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
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