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mass murder vs execution

execution vs mass murder

mass murder and execution both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mass murder Yes No No No
execution Yes No No No
As nouns, execution is a hypernym of mass murder; that is, execution is a word with a broader meaning than mass murder:
  • mass murder: the savage and excessive killing of many people
  • execution: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
Other hypernyms of mass murder include murder, slaying.
mass murder (noun) execution (noun)
the savage and excessive killing of many people 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
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