execution
/,ɛksə'kjuʃən/
noun
9 letters4 syllables18 points in Scrabble®21 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
NOUN
1
Putting a condemned person to death.
2
(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.
3
The act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order.
4
The act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it.
5
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.
6
Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being.
7
(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer.
WORD FORMS
Related formexecute
Related formexecutioner
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®21 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinexecutionway
Starts & ends withE … N
Syllablesex · e · cu · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED14
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