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execution vs burning

burning vs execution

execution and burning both are nouns.

execution is not an adjective while burning is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
execution Yes No No No
burning Yes Yes No No
As nouns, burning is a hyponym of execution; that is, burning is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than execution:
  • execution: putting a condemned person to death
  • burning: execution by fire
Other hyponyms of execution include burning at the stake, hanging, electrocution, beheading, decapitation, crucifixion.
execution (noun) burning (noun)
putting a condemned person to death the act of burning something
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being execution by electricity
the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it execution by fire
the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
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 a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
(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 pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
execution (adjective) burning (adjective)
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Difference between execution and burning

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