putting a condemned person to death | the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross |
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being | the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering |
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 | |