Synonyms of execution

1. execution, executing, capital punishment, death penalty, corporal punishment: usage: putting a condemned person to death
2. performance, execution, carrying out, carrying into action, action: usage: 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"
3. execution, instruction execution, process, physical process: usage: (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
4. execution, execution of instrument, subscription: usage: (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
5. execution, writ of execution, court order: usage: 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. execution, implementation, carrying out, enforcement: usage: the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"
7. murder, slaying, execution, homicide: usage: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being