execution vs burning at the stake

execution and burning at the stake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
execution	Yes	No	No	No
burning at the stake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, burning at the stake is a hyponym of execution; that is, burning at the stake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than execution:

execution: putting a condemned person to death
burning at the stake: execution by fire

Other hyponyms of execution include burning, hanging, burning, electrocution, beheading, decapitation, crucifixion.

execution (noun)	burning at the stake (noun)
putting a condemned person to death	execution by fire
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

execution vs burning at the stake

execution and burning at the stake both are nouns.

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