execute
has definitions from the fields of law,criminal law
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[ verb ] extend beyond reasonable limits
Synonyms Examples "carry too far" "She carries her ideas to the extreme" Used in print (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)The supposed tactual sense of spatial location and orientation in the patient and his ability to specify the location of a member , as_well_as the direction and scope of a movement , passively executed ( with one of his members ) , proved to have been , on_the_contrary , very considerably affected '' . |
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[ verb ] (law) socially sanctioned killing as a means of punishment
Synonyms Examples "In some states, criminals are executed" Used in print (The Detroit News...)Two Americans and seven Cubans were executed by firing_squads today as Castro military tribunals began decreeing the death_penalty for captured invasion forces and suspected collaborators . (Robert Wallace, "This Is the Way It Came About"...)In February the murder of Patrice_Lumumba , who had been kidnaped into Katanga and executed on order of Tshombe , again stirred the U._N. to action . |
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[ verb ] put in effect
Synonyms Examples "carry out a task" "execute the decision of the people" "He actioned the operation" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore]...)The work is executed in England ( by_hand ) and can be worked in any desired design and color . Related terms complete effect do dispatch run consummate perfect get_over follow_through accomplishment fulfillment execution |
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[ verb ] (criminal law) murder execution-style
Examples "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed" Used in print (Guideposts BR-E01. Mr. America, 4:6 (November, 1961)...)He showed us how he dealt with his enemies : he executed them before TV cameras . Related terms |
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[ verb ] carry out or perform an action
Examples "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters" "the skater executed a triple pirouette" "she did a little dance" |
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[ verb ] sign in the presence of witnesses
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