execution-n; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: the legal enactment of a death penalty

Commentary: EXECUTION[+event][+killing][+of_person][+legal][+penalty][+death]

Examples:
They will transport the prisoner to the place of execution in the morning.
There were videos of the dictator's execution on the Internet.
A stay of execution from the governor came just minutes before the prisoner was placed into the electric chair.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: illegal, premeditated, ritualized killing of someone

Commentary: EXECUTION[+event][+killing][+of_person][-legal][+premeditated][+ritualized][+murder]

Examples:
The execution of the man's wife and children by the roadside looked like the work of a drug gang.
The guerillas' execution of two news correspondents caused an international furor.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 3: the performance or carrying out of a task

Commentary: EXECUTION[+event][+performance][+social][+task]

Examples:
The execution of this new plan will be more difficult than you think.
John was found negligent in the execution of his duties as chief administrator of the hospital.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 4: the technique or style of doing an action

Commentary: EXECUTION[+action][+physical][+technique][+performance]

Examples:
Skipping a stone across water is all in the execution of the wrist.
The execution of such difficult spins on the ice takes years of practice.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 5: performance of a computer instruction

Commentary: EXECUTION[+event][+electronic][+performance][+instruction][+computer]

Examples:
How many thousands of executions can this computer do in a second?
Compiling the software program will speed up its execution.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 6: putting a legal contract into effect

Commentary: EXECUTION[+event][+making+effective][+contract][+legal]

Examples:
The execution of the sale was finalized by both parties signing the contract.
The execution of his grandfather's will was blocked by legal technicalities.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 7: a court order, short for 'writ of execution'

Commentary: EXECUTION[+entity][+artifact][+document][+legal][+court_order] [+state][+legal][+authorization][+enforcement][+by_sheriff]

Examples:
The sheriff put the deadbeat tenants out on the street by a writ of execution.
The judge issued a writ of execution to recover the plaintiff's possessions.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5