execution vs slaying

slaying vs execution

execution and slaying both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
execution	Yes	No	No	No
slaying	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, execution and slaying are synonyms defined as:

execution and slaying: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

Other synonyms of execution include murder.

execution (noun)	slaying (noun)
putting a condemned person to death	unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
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

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