| verb | kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment “In some states, criminals are executed” |
| verb | murder in a planned fashion “The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed” |
| verb | put in effect “carry out a task” |
| verb | carry out the legalities of “execute a will or a deed” |
| verb | carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine “Run the dishwasher” |
| verb | carry out or perform an action “John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters” |
| verb | sign in the presence of witnesses “The President executed the treaty” |
| execution | noun | putting a condemned person to death |
| executing | noun | putting a condemned person to death |
| accomplishable | adjective | capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do |
| accomplishment | noun | the action of accomplishing something |
| executive | adjective | having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc. |
| fulfillment | noun | the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc) |
| fulfilment | noun | the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc) |
| executor | noun | a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will |
| performance | noun | the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it |
| executant | noun | a performer (usually of musical works) |
| doer | noun | a person who acts and gets things done |