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Reprieve :: Reprieve (n.) A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death..

Execution :: Execution (n.) That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective work; -- usually with do.

Riot :: Riot (n.) The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object.

Move :: Move (n.) An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.

Hurdle :: Hurdle (n.) In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution..

Dispatch :: Dispatch (v. t.) The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste..

Dispatchful :: Dispatchful (a.) Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task; indicating haste; quick; as, dispatchful looks..

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..

Levari Facias :: Levari facias () A writ of execution at common law.

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..

Levy :: Levy (v. i.) To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by seizing the goods..

Effect :: Effect (n.) Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May..

Deathsman :: Deathsman (n.) An executioner; a headsman or hangman.

Cross :: Cross (n.) A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below the upper end of the upright, or as an X. It was anciently used in the execution of criminals..

Headsman :: Headsman (n.) An executioner who cuts off heads.

Enforcement :: Enforcement (n.) A giving force to; a putting in execution.

Stippling :: Stippling (n.) A mode of execution which produces the effect by dots or small points instead of lines.

Hanging :: Hanging (n.) Death by suspension; execution by a halter.

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..

Dry :: Dry (superl.) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy transition in coloring..

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