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capital punishment vs execution

execution vs capital punishment

capital punishment and execution both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
capital punishment Yes No No No
execution Yes No No No
As nouns, capital punishment and execution are synonyms defined as:
  • capital punishment and execution: putting a condemned person to death
Other synonyms of capital punishment include death penalty, executing.
capital punishment (noun) execution (noun)
putting a condemned person to death putting a condemned person to death
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
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
(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
(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
Difference between capital punishment and execution

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