Reference meaning
execution
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putting a condemned person to death
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Other meanings
2. noun
the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
3. noun
(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
4. noun
(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
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