名词
1. the act of performing
of doing something successfully
using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
e.g. they criticised his performance as mayor
experience generally improves performance
Synonym: performancecarrying outcarrying into action
2. unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
3. the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
e.g. the agency was created for the implementation of the policy
Synonym: implementationcarrying out
4. putting a condemned person to death
Synonym: executingcapital punishmentdeath penalty
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
Synonym: writ of execution
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
Synonym: execution of instrument
7. (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
Synonym: instruction execution