execution

noun

1. 1

   the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it

   they criticised his performance as mayor

   experience generally improves performance

2. 2

   unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

3. 3

   the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order

   the agency was created for the implementation of the policy

4. 4

   putting a condemned person to death

5. 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. 6

   (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

7. 7

   (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer