execution
noun | \ ˌek-si-ˈkyü-shən \ | ex·e·cu·tion
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: the act or process of executing witnessed the execution of the will
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: a putting to death as fulfillment of a judicial death sentence
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: the process of enforcing a judgment (as against a debtor); also : a judicial writ (as fieri facias) by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect — see also levy : a judicial writ (as fieri facias) by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect — see also levy