execution

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Synonyms: exection, exertion, execration, executive, executor, exaction, exolution, exemption, exsection, erection, ejection

Antonyms: exection, exertion, execration, executive, executor, exaction, exolution, exemption, exsection, erection, ejection

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Noun

1. The act, manner or style of [[execute|executing]] (actions, maneuvers, performances).
2. The state of being [[accomplish]]ed.
3. The act of [[put to death|putting to death]] or being put to [[death]] as a [[penalty]], or actions so associated. {{C|en|Capital punishment}}
4. {{lb|en|legal}} The [[carry]]ing into [[effect]] of a [[court]] [[judgment]], or of a [[will]].
5. {{lb|en|now|rare}} Specifically, the [[seizure]] of a debtor's goods or property in default of [[payment]].
6. {{lb|en|legal}} The formal process by which a [[contract]] is made valid and put into binding effect.
7. {{lb|en|computing}} The carrying out of an [[instruction]], [[program]] or program [[segment]] by a [[computer]].

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