Textual thesaurus for "execution"

(noun) performance, carrying into action, carrying out

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

(noun) slaying, murder

unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

(noun) carrying out, implementation

the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order

the agency was created for the implementation of the policy

(noun) death penalty, executing, capital punishment

putting a condemned person to death

(noun) writ of execution

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

(noun) execution of instrument

(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

(noun) instruction execution

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