slay vs execute

slay and execute both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slay	No	No	Yes	No
execute	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, execute is a hyponym of slay; that is, execute is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than slay:

Other hyponyms of slay include burke.

slay (verb)	execute (verb)
kill intentionally and with premeditation	sign in the presence of witnesses
to succeed greatly	put in effect
	carry out or perform an action
	kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
	murder in a planned fashion
	carry out the legalities of
	carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine