Dictionary Check: execution
"execution" is a valid word!
Scrabble
18
points
Words with Friends
21
points
Definition
noun
putting a condemned person to death
noun
the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
Example:
"they criticized his performance as mayor"
noun
(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
noun
(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
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
the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
Example:
"the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"
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