Definition of execution

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Execution (n.) The act of sacking a town.

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Deforce :: Deforce (v.) To resist the execution of the law; to oppose by force, as an officer in the execution of his duty..
Reprimand :: Reprimand (n.) To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded..
Donee :: Donee (n.) Anciently, one to whom lands were given; in later use, one to whom lands and tenements are given in tail; in modern use, one on whom a power is conferred for execution; -- sometimes called the appointor..
Auto-da-fe :: Auto-da-fe (n.) An execution of such sentence, by the civil power, esp. the burning of a heretic. It was usually held on Sunday, and was made a great public solemnity by impressive forms and ceremonies..
Light :: Light (superl.) Not pressing heavily or hard upon; hence, having an easy, graceful manner; delicate; as, a light touch; a light style of execution..
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..
Tormenter :: Tormenter (n.) An executioner.
Stippling :: Stippling (n.) A mode of execution which produces the effect by dots or small points instead of lines.
Exempt :: Exempt (a.) Free, or released, from some liability to which others are subject; excepted from the operation or burden of some law; released; free; clear; privileged; -- (with from): not subject to; not liable to; as, goods exempt from execution; a person exempt from jury service..
Performance :: Performance (n.) The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance of an undertaking of a duty..
Executioner :: Executioner (n.) One who puts to death in conformity to legal warrant, as a hangman..
Hanging :: Hanging (n.) Death by suspension; execution by a halter.
Stave :: Stave (n.) To delay by force or craft; to drive away; -- usually with off; as, to stave off the execution of a project..
Execution :: Execution (n.) The act of sacking a town.
Suspend :: Suspend (n.) To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.; as, to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club..
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..
Factum :: Factum (n.) The due execution of a will, including everything necessary to its validity..
Enforcement :: Enforcement (n.) A giving force to; a putting in execution.
Rapid :: Rapid (a.) Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman..
Rigorous :: Rigorous (a.) Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigorous officer of justice; a rigorous execution of law; a rigorous definition or demonstration..
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