Definitions For Execution

noun

  • The act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
  • Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
  • The act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
  • Putting a condemned person to death
  • 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
  • (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
  • (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
  • The act of killing someone especially as punishment for a crime
  • The act of doing or performing something

Is Execution a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
21

The word Execution is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Execution in a Sentence

  • He is in prison awaiting execution.
  • The quarterback's execution of the play was perfect.
  • Skillful execution of the dance steps

Synonyms for Execution

Antonyms for Execution

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