execution

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The act of executing; a carrying into effect or to completion; performance; achievement; consummation; as, the execution of a plan, a work, etc.

A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer.

The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc.; as, the execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music.

The carrying into effect the judgment given in a court of law.

A judicial writ by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect; final process.

The act of signing, and delivering a legal instrument, or giving it the forms required to render it valid; as, the execution of a deed, or a will.

That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective work; -- usually with do.

The act of sacking a town.

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A really great talent finds its happiness in execution. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Ideas are easy. It's the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats. Sue Grafton

I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution. Ulysses S. Grant

Bold in design, but timid in execution. Latin Proverb

The execution of but one warrior brings shame to all. Klingon Proverb

Imitate the snail in deliberation, the bird in execution. Latin Proverb

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