execute
Put to death
Execute means to carry out or put into effect.
You execute a plan, a command, a will, or a legal document.
In law, to execute someone is to put them to death as legal punishment: The state executed the prisoner at dawn.
In computing, to execute a program is to run it.
A sports commentator might praise how well a team executed on offense.
The word implies completing something according to a design or instruction.
Complete thought, grammatically
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- lethal injectionCapital punishment by needle
- electric chairElectrocution execution device
- death rowHousing for condemned prisoners
capital punishment · firing squad · gallows · guillotine · hangman · warden · last meal · stay
Move swiftly on foot
- programPlanned sequence of actions
- codeSymbolic communication system
- scriptWritten words for performance
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
function · process · compile · runtime · instruction · algorithm · binary · debug
Murder a prominent figure
- eliminateRemove completely
- slayDestroy or impress greatly
- dispatchSend with speed
- liquidateConvert assets to currency
hit · murder · terminate · exterminate · rub out · take out · whack · neutralize
sentence
Complete thought, grammatically
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- lethal injectionCapital punishment by needle
- electric chairElectrocution execution device
death row · capital punishment · firing squad · gallows · guillotine · hangman · warden · last meal · stay · clemency
run
Move swiftly on foot
- programPlanned sequence of actions
- codeSymbolic communication system
- scriptWritten words for performance
command · function · process · compile · runtime · instruction · algorithm · binary · debug · batch
assassinate
Murder a prominent figure
liquidate · hit · murder · terminate · exterminate · rub out · take out · whack · neutralize · contract killing
order
Methodical arrangement or request
- warrantFormal authorization document
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
mandate · directive · judgment · writ · subpoena · injunction · provision · statute · compliance · obligation
maneuver
Deliberate tactical movement
play · technique · stroke · flip · dive · stunt · routine · pirouette · dismount · formation
- executive jetPrivate aircraft for corporate travel
- account executiveClient relationship sales professional
- executive decisionChoice made by leadership
- executive branchGovernment's implementing arm
- executive producerSenior production decision-maker
- public executionWitnessed state killing
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