Definition of execution

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Execution (n.) A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer..

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Stippling :: Stippling (n.) A mode of execution which produces the effect by dots or small points instead of lines.
Elegit :: Elegit (n.) A judicial writ of execution, by which a defendant's goods are appraised and delivered to the plaintiff, and, if not sufficient to satisfy the debt, all of his lands are delivered, to be held till the debt is paid by the rents and profits, or until the defendant's interest has expired..
Sheriff :: Sheriff (n.) The chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is intrusted the execution of the laws, the serving of judicial writs and processes, and the preservation of the peace..
Executive :: Executive (a.) Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect; as, executive talent; qualifying for, concerned with, or pertaining to, the execution of the laws or the conduct of affairs; as, executive power or authority; executive duties, officer, department, etc..
Blank :: Blank (n.) A paper containing the substance of a legal instrument, as a deed, release, writ, or execution, with spaces left to be filled with names, date, descriptions, etc..
Etude :: Etude (n.) A study; an exercise; a piece for practice of some special point of technical execution.
Defer :: Defer (v. t.) To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.
Reprimand :: Reprimand (n.) To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded..
Dolcemente :: Dolcemente (adv.) Softly; sweetly; with soft, smooth, and delicate execution..
Witness :: Witness (v. t.) To see the execution of, as an instrument, and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity; as, to witness a bond or a deed..
Dispatch :: Dispatch (v. t.) The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste..
Nonexecution :: Nonexecution (n.) Neglect or failure of execution; nonperformance.
Hatching :: Hatching (n.) A mode of execution in engraving, drawing, and miniature painting, in which shading is produced by lines crossing each other at angles more or less acute; -- called also crosshatching..
Morbidezza :: Morbidezza (n.) A term used as a direction in execution, signifying, with extreme delicacy..
Reprieve :: Reprieve (n.) A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death..
Satisfy :: Satisfy (a.) To answer or discharge, as a claim, debt, legal demand, or the like; to give compensation for; to pay off; to requite; as, to satisfy a claim or an execution..
Staff :: Staff (n.) An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution. See Etat Major..
Effect :: Effect (n.) Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May..
Deathwatch :: Deathwatch (n.) The guard set over a criminal before his execution.
Administration :: Administration (n.) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are intrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain..
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