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execution - putting a condemned person to death |
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executing |
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corporal punishment the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
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burning,
burning at the stake the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"
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hanging a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead; "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"
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burning,
electrocution the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"
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beheading,
decapitation killing by cutting off the head
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crucifixion the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
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execution - (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer |
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physical process,
process a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
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data processing (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information
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computer science,
computing the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
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batch processing the serial execution of computer programs
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concurrent execution,
multiprogramming the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer
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execution - the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy" |
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implementation |
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enforcement the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
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execution - (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 |
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subscription the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document); "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature"
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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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 |
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court order a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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