AI & ChatGPT searches , social queriess for EXECUTION GROUND
Search references for EXECUTION GROUND. Phrases containing EXECUTION GROUND
See searches and references containing EXECUTION GROUND!
Search references for EXECUTION GROUND. Phrases containing EXECUTION GROUND
See searches and references containing EXECUTION GROUND!EXECUTION GROUND
no specific execution ground. A scout team chooses a place in advance to serve as the execution ground. In such case, the execution ground normally will
Capital_punishment_in_China
1994 studio album by Painkiller
Execution Ground is a double CD by Painkiller, a band featuring John Zorn, Bill Laswell, and Mick Harris. The AllMusic review by Maurice Rickard awarded
Execution_Ground
Execution ground in Qing dynasty Beijing
Execution Grounds (traditional Chinese: 菜市口法場; simplified Chinese: 菜市口法场; pinyin: Càishìkǒu Fǎchǎng), also known as Vegetable Market Execution Ground
Caishikou_Execution_Grounds
Death by suspension around the neck
Middle Ages, and has been the primary execution method in numerous countries and regions. As a form of execution, it is commonly practiced at a structure
Hanging
punished by death.[citation needed] The Tokugawa shogunate maintained execution grounds for Edo at Kozukappara, Suzugamori, and Itabashi.[citation needed]
Criminal punishment in Edo-period Japan
Criminal_punishment_in_Edo-period_Japan
Legal killing of a person as punishment
his keepers and transported to the execution ground in a cart rather than having to walk there. Nearly all executions under the Tang dynasty took place
Capital_punishment
Red-light district in Osaka, Japan
period, the site that was to become Tobita Shinchi was used as an execution ground, and remained one of the biggest cemeteries in Osaka. On 16 January
Tobita_Shinchi
District of Saint Helena
initially fortified. It was first used by the East India Company as an execution ground with the gibbet visible from Jamestown for the moral edification of
Half_Tree_Hollow
Nazi paramilitary death squads, part of the SS
Jeckeln decided that the victims should travel on foot from Riga to the execution ground. Trucks and buses were arranged to carry children and the elderly.
Einsatzgruppen
German Nazi politician and military leader (1893–1946)
with those of the ten men who were executed, was displayed at the execution ground for witnesses. The bodies were cremated at Ostfriedhof, Munich, and
Hermann_Göring
1998 compilation album by Painkiller
Virgin, Buried Secrets and Execution Ground) plus a live album previously released on the Japanese edition of Execution Ground. Disc zero "Scud Attack"
Painkiller: The Collected Works
Painkiller:_The_Collected_Works
1968 photograph by Eddie Adams
Saigon Execution is a 1968 photograph by Associated Press photojournalist Eddie Adams, taken during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. It depicts South
Saigon_Execution
Public park in Boston, Massachusetts
gate of Boston Neck as the town execution ground and was used for public hangings until 1817. Most of these executions were carried out from the limb of
Boston_Common
American band
vocals (1993) Yamatsuka Eye – vocals (1995) (on Live in Osaka (1995) (Execution Ground Japanese bonus CD), tracks "Bodkyithangga", "Black Bile / Yellow Bile
Painkiller_(band)
2022 massacre by Russian forces in Ukraine
Rainsford, Sarah (16 May 2022). "The children's camp that became an execution ground". BBC News. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16
Bucha_massacre
Historic site in Edo, Japan
May 3, 2010. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Suzugamori Iseki execution ground. Shinagawa City Library Photo of memorial from Tripadvisor website
Suzugamori_execution_grounds
1945 death of deposed Italian dictator
people so it can judge him quickly. We want this, even though we think an execution platoon is too much of an honour for this man. He would deserve to be
Death_of_Benito_Mussolini
Fictional character in the Chinese classical novel Water Margin
Junyi's immediate execution, but Liangshan's Shi Xiu, who has come to Daming Prefecture to gather intel, storms the execution ground alone in an attempt
Lu_Junyi
Execution method from Asia
Execution by elephant, or Gunga Rao, was a method of capital punishment in South and Southeast Asia, particularly in India, where Asian elephants were
Execution_by_elephant
Austrian Nazi hunter (1908–2005)
"the Hose", a six- or seven-foot wide barbed wire corridor to the execution ground. The victims were shot and their bodies allowed to fall into the pit
Simon_Wiesenthal
This is a list of methods of capital punishment, also known as execution. These well-known and notable methods of capital punishment are currently legal
List of methods of capital punishment
List_of_methods_of_capital_punishment
American composer, saxophonist and bandleader (born 1953)
album, Rituals: Live in Japan, in 1993, followed by the double CD Execution Ground (1994), which featured longer dub and ambient-styled pieces. A second
John_Zorn
Live in Japan (1993) Execution Ground (1994) Collected Works (1997, includes Guts of a Virgin, Buried Secrets, Execution Ground, Live in Osaka and bonus
John_Zorn_discography
death but barely dangling off the ground. According to a 1990 Amnesty International report, "Flogging prior to execution is relatively common." In some provincial
Public_executions_in_Iran
2002 live album by Painkiller
much less ideas per minute... As it is, it will appeal to fans of the Execution Ground era of the trio – and even then it makes an interesting addition but
Talisman:_Live_in_Nagoya
Execution method
conceived this execution method in 1881. It was developed over the next decade as a more humane alternative to conventional executions, particularly hanging
Electric_chair
Archaic Chinese method of torture and execution
torture and execution that was used in China from c. 900 until it was banned in 1905. It was also used in Vietnam and Korea. In this form of execution, a knife
Lingchi
City in Kantō
moment were due to the moral failings of its citizens. The former execution ground at Katase's Ryūkō-ji where Nichiren was about to be beheaded (an event
Kamakura
Fictional character in the Chinese classical novel Water Margin
Jiangzhou, the outlaws from Liangshan Marsh show up and storm the execution ground to save him. The whole lot flees Jiangzhou and reaches the riverbank
Mu_Hong_(Water_Margin)
1918 murder in Yekaterinburg, Russia
Historians have debated whether the execution was sanctioned by Moscow leadership. Some Western historians attribute the execution order to the government in Moscow
Murder_of_the_Romanov_family
During the White Terror (ca. 1947–1987), the waterfront area became an execution ground. People executed in the area include Chen Yi. It is now designated
Machangding
Japanese officer, war criminal 1882-1947
WW2DB. Retrieved 2019-02-08. "The veteran who drove Hisao Tani to the execution ground", chinadaily.com.cn, 3 August 2015; accessed 8 March 2016. 『官報』「叙任及辞令」March
Hisao_Tani
Ceremonial mutilation of a corpse as punishment
Posthumous execution is the ritual or ceremonial mutilation of an already dead body as a punishment. Some Christians believed that the resurrection of
Posthumous_execution
Taiwanese Tsou musician and educator
lyrics of the song reflect the letters he wrote to his wife before his execution. Buchan, Noah (21 March 2008). "Musical memories". Taipei Times. Retrieved
Uyongʉ_Yata'uyungana
Former fort in Tainan
the fort and downtown, there were market, slaughterhouse, gallows, execution ground and city weighing station. Dutch bond was used for laying bricks to
Fort_Zeelandia_(Taiwan)
Bosnian Serb convicted war criminal and former police officer (born 1968)
street of Zanatski Center in Brčko which Goran Jelisić used as an execution ground. The following years, UDIK have been publishing an obituary in daily
Goran_Jelisić
Russian execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war
the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late December 2022. The video of the execution circulated online around 6 March 2023, showing a soldier without weapons
Execution of Oleksandr Matsievskyi
Execution_of_Oleksandr_Matsievskyi
Veterans General Hospital. The person was sent back to the execution ground to complete the execution. This case caused the Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Capital_punishment_in_Taiwan
2004 Hong Kong film by Wilson Yip
orders Chicken Feathers' execution, but Black Phoenix, dressed as "Little White Dragon", shows up and storms the execution ground to save Chicken Feathers
The_White_Dragon_(film)
Period of martial law and political repression in Taiwan
"bandit spies", meaning communist spies, and punished as such, often with execution. Chiang Kai-shek once said that he would rather "mistakenly kill 1,000
White_Terror_(Taiwan)
2004 film
unknown destination, repeating the opening scene. It appears to be an execution ground on a riverbank, where other bodies litter the scene. Ancha, the mentally
Voces_inocentes
Vietnamese mobster
bought the acid. The conviction that led, perhaps indirectly, to his execution was due to his role in the assassination of underworld rival Dung Hà.
Năm_Cam
1587 beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots
The execution of Mary, Queen of Scots took place on 8 February 1587 at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England. After nineteen years in English
Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
Execution_of_Mary,_Queen_of_Scots
Child murders and rapes in 1993
resulting from the murder that allows families of the victims to view the execution of the murderers. The case was also notable in that the state of Texas
Murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Peña
Murders_of_Jennifer_Ertman_and_Elizabeth_Peña
courts have often refused to hear suits challenging methods of execution on the ground that the prisoner brought the claim too late and only for the purposes
Capital punishment in the United States
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Fictional character in the Chinese classical novel Water Margin
full force in Jiangzhou. Together with Li Kui, the outlaws storm the execution ground and save Song Jiang and Dai Zong. Li Kui goes on a bloody rampage,
Li_Kui_(Water_Margin)
Chinese official and reformer (1861–1898)
the Ground Council. On 28 September Cixi ordered the beheading of the reformists without interrogation or trial. On the way to the execution ground, Liu
Liu_Guangdi
Road historically used to transport corpses to cemeteries
stone or turf labyrinths could hinder it. An example of a crossroad execution-ground was the famous Tyburn, London, which stood on the spot where the Roman
Corpse_road
Riverside park in Taipei, Taiwan
District. The riverside where the park is located was known as an execution ground for executing political prisoners during the white terror period. It
Machangding_Memorial_Park
British drummer
Bill Laswell's bass. Their third and last record, the two disc set Execution Ground was released in 1995 on the Subharmonic label. Harris later recalled
Mick_Harris
Ritual act of placing a dead person or animal into the ground
possible their funeral with that of the pagans. An example of a crossroad execution-ground was the famous Tyburn in London, which stood on the spot where the
Burial
Fictional character in the Chinese classical novel Water Margin
full force in Jiangzhou. Together with Li Kui, the outlaws storm the execution ground, fend off the government forces sent to arrest them, and save Dai Zong
Dai_Zong
2014 botched execution in Oklahoma, U.S.
occurred on April 29, 2014, when he suffered a heart attack during an execution by lethal injection in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Lockett, aged 38, was
Execution_of_Clayton_Lockett
Execution method
a method of execution in which a person is killed by being immersed in a boiling liquid. While not as common as other methods of execution, boiling to
Death_by_boiling
Execution method
Falling is execution by throwing or dropping a person from a great height. It has been used since ancient times. People executed in this way die from
Falling_(execution)
Special ward in Kantō, Japan
agricultural in the Edo period. In 1651, Kozukappara, the Tokugawa's largest execution ground (now located next to Minami-Senju station), was built. Beginning in
Arakawa,_Tokyo
Chinese serial killer and rapist
to appeal his sentence and was executed on January 13, 2002, at the execution ground in Duyun. His alleged last words were, "I want to see my wife again
Guo_Longhai
nation's second-highest execution rate, behind only neighboring Oklahoma. The first execution in Texas occurred in 1819, with the execution of a white male,
Capital_punishment_in_Texas
1972 Hong Kong film by Chang Cheh, Pao Hsueh-li and Wu Ma
outlaw stronghold, Shi Xiu goes to Daming Prefecture and storms the execution ground alone in an attempt to save Lu Junyi. However, they are overwhelmed
The_Water_Margin_(film)
1993 Hong Kong film by Corey Yuen
then stages a public execution of Fang De to lure Fang Shiyu and Miao Cuihua in a trap. Fang Shiyu storms the execution ground alone in an attempt to
Fong_Sai-yuk_(film)
Beach in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
the Shinpen Kamakurashi, Shichirigahama was the Kamakura shogunate's execution ground. It was also the scene of many battles, and records show that in the
Shichirigahama
1994 American TV series or program
Witness to the Execution is a 1994 American made-for-television drama film directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and starring Tim Daly and Sean Young. Its plot
Witness_to_the_Execution
Hanging is the method of choice for civilian executions. However, shooting is a legal form of execution in certain circumstances. The long list of capital
Capital_punishment_in_Kuwait
Complete separation of the head from the body
execution; it may be performed with an axe, sword, or knife, or by mechanical means such as a guillotine. An executioner who carries out executions by
Decapitation
Historic site in Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Jingwei. After the war, it became a Kuomintang prison and was used as an execution ground for Communist revolutionaries. In 1947, Bao Zhining, widowed in 1944
Shanghai Changning Children's Palace
Shanghai_Changning_Children's_Palace
Chinese rebel
realised the error and shown up in full force in Jiangzhou to storm the execution ground and rescue Song Jiang and Dai Zong. While escaping Jiangzhou, the outlaws
Song_Jiang
Chinese serial killer (1966–2006)
sentenced to death. As the execution order was read, Yang remained expressionless. Officers then transferred Yang to the execution ground, where he was shot to
Yang_Shuming
Chinese dissident (1930–1975)
Cultural Revolution. It is reported that her larynx was slit before the execution, in order to prevent her from speaking. On 16 October 1978, the Intermediate
Zhang_Zhixin
Chinese revolutionist (late Qing Dynasty)
De Shou issued the order for Shi's execution. The next day, November 9, Shi was escorted to the execution ground near Tianzi Wharf in Guangzhou, where
Shi_Jianru
Triptych by Peter Paul Rubens
of Jesus and the other criminals being led by Roman soldiers to the execution ground. This scene was not included in the final version. Once his workshop
The Elevation of the Cross (Rubens)
The_Elevation_of_the_Cross_(Rubens)
Chinese playwright and poet
confessing to spare her step mother from torture. As she is brought to the execution ground she swears by her innocence and states that it will be proven by the
Guan_Hanqing
Fictional character in the Chinese classical novel Water Margin
learns that Lu Junyi has been sentenced to death, so he storms the execution ground alone in an attempt to rescue Lu Junyi. However, his efforts are futile
Yan_Qing
Torture device used for capital punishment
known as the execution wheel, the Wheel of Catherine or the (Saint) Catherine('s) Wheel, was a torture method used for public execution primarily in Europe
Breaking_wheel
German guitarist
Caspar Brötzmann plays guitar Live music (guitar) for dance performance Execution Ground, Premiere 24 March 2007 at the Kunsthaus Rhenania, Cologne. Watson
Caspar_Brötzmann
Human rights controversy
performed the transplant procedure, he was taken to a room near the execution ground in Urumqi and the man's heart was still beating as he removed the liver
Forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China
Forced_organ_harvesting_from_Falun_Gong_practitioners_in_China
Execution technique
Death by crushing or pressing is a method of execution that has a history during which the techniques used varied greatly from place to place, generally
Crushing_(execution)
Church building in the Philippines
the siesta (the Spanish tradition of nap time from 1 to 4 p.m.). The execution ground was behind the church, and beyond were vast sugarcane fields that stretched
Apung_Mamacalulu
Play
sentences her to death by beheading. Dou E is brought to the execution ground. Before her execution, she swears that her innocence will be proven if the following
The_Injustice_to_Dou_E
History of the Bahá'í Faith
of the execution (which is lengthy) includes the following details: 1. The Báb and Anís were suspended about three meters (10') above the ground on a rope
Execution_of_the_Báb
Yugoslav painter (1904–1964)
the war — Execution (Streljanje) from 1939 shows a group of captured patriots standing in front of fascist soldiers on the execution ground, while No
Đorđe_Andrejević_Kun
Fictional character in the Chinese classical novel Water Margin
stunned when the Liangshan outlaw Shi Xiu shows up and storms the execution ground alone in an attempt to save Lu Junyi. Not wanting to antagonise the
Cai_Qing
Topics referred to by the same term
2001 Live in Osaka, disc by Painkiller in the Japanese edition of Execution Ground Secret Show: Live in Osaka The Aristocrats (band) This disambiguation
Live_in_Osaka
Chinese politician executed for corruption
issued an execution order for Hu's death penalty. At 8:46 am on March 8, 2000, Hu was shot to death by firing squad at the Yingshang Execution Ground in the
Hu_Changqing
Chinese feminist and revolutionary (1875–1907)
Yau. She is briefly shown in the beginning of 1911, being led to the execution ground to be beheaded. The movie was directed by Jackie Chan and Zhang Li
Qiu_Jin
Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand
in the era of King Taksin of Thonburi Kingdom, it was used as the execution ground for Burmese prisoners of war similar to Wat Khok (now Wat Phlapphla
Wat_Suwannaram
Chinese general (1905–1951)
the rebellion, Zhongrong was imprisoned and shot at the Yongdingmen execution ground in Beijing on 25 March 1951. Born in Shanxi Province in the late Qing
Zhao_Zhongrong
Fictional character in the Chinese classical novel Water Margin
stunned when the Liangshan outlaw Shi Xiu shows up and storms the execution ground alone in an attempt to save Lu Junyi. Not wanting to antagonise the
Cai_Fu
inner city. The site of the temple is believed to have once been an execution ground, a conclusion drawn from the numerous human skeletons unearthed around
Wat_Phlapphla_Chai,_Bangkok
Korean prince (1842–1881)
are unclear. He was imprisoned on Jeju Island. It is said that his execution ground was Seodaemun(Donuimun) in Hanseong. On 28 October 1881, he received
Prince_Imperial_Waneun
Suburb of Dublin, Ireland
toll/tax collection and less for executions (see the discussion below.) It is the case that Harold's Cross was an execution ground for the city of Dublin up
Harold's_Cross
Executions and extrajudicial killings in the Gaza Strip
The 2025 Hamas executions were a wave of public executions and extrajudicial killings conducted by Hamas in the Gaza Strip between September and October
2025_Hamas_executions
Massacre during the Syrian Civil War
which according to the New York Times "showed what appeared to be an execution ground, with dozens of lifeless bodies clumped against a wall pockmarked with
Khan_al-Assal_massacre
English municipal history (1066–1485)
most commonly used execution ground was Tyburn, where executions took place almost every day from 1388 onwards, including the executions of famous traitors
Norman_and_medieval_London
Square in České Budějovice, Czech Republic
townspeople. As time passed, the town square was paved over and a well and execution ground (on the place of which the Stray boulder now lies) were built. For
Přemysl_Otakar_II._Square
Chinese revolutionary (1895–1928)
singing the song "The International" on her way to the Yu Jili Kongping Execution Ground to the onlookers and kept raising slogans. The KMT policemen hurriedly
Xiang_Jingyu
Chinese martial artist
have become the basis of subsequent films and dramas, Wang storms the execution ground in an attempted rescue but Tan Sitong refuses to leave, saying that
Wang_Zhengyi
Fictional character in the Chinese classical novel Water Margin
outlaw friends from Liangshan Marsh show up in full force, storm the execution ground, and save him. After fleeing Jiangzhou, the whole lot gets stranded
Zhang_Heng_(Water_Margin)
Fictional character in the Chinese classical novel Water Margin
outlaw friends from Liangshan Marsh show up in full force, storm the execution ground, and save him. After fleeing Jiangzhou, the whole lot gets stranded
Li_Li_(Water_Margin)
1995 Hong Kong TV series or program
and sentenced to death by the governor. Wong's students storm the execution ground and manage to rescue their master and escape together. However, they
Wong_Fei_Hung_Series
transforming into an SS barracks and its damaged southern portion into an execution ground during the Nazi occupation. After the war's conclusion, the ushering
Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland
Chancellery_of_the_Prime_Minister_of_Poland
EXECUTION GROUND
EXECUTION GROUND
Girl/Female
Tamil
The earth, Desire, Labour, Exertion, Endeavour
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun, Thai
An Executor; Preceptor; Administrator (of a will)
Male
Egyptian
, executioner deities.
Girl/Female
Muslim
The earth, Desire, Labour, Exertion, Endeavour
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Measure for Measure' An executioner.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : topographic name for someone who lived near a mill, Middle English mille, milne (Old English myl(e)n, from Latin molina, a derivative of molere ‘to grind’). It was usually in effect an occupational name for a worker at a mill or for the miller himself. The mill, whether powered by water, wind, or (occasionally) animals, was an important center in every medieval settlement; it was normally operated by an agent of the local landowner, and individual peasants were compelled to come to him to have their grain ground into flour, a proportion of the ground grain being kept by the miller by way of payment.English : from a short form of a personal name, probably female, as for example Millicent.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Merrow in Surrey, possibly so named from Old English mearg ‘marrow’ used figuratively to mean ‘fertile ground’.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Election; he that is chosen.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Compare Grounds.Perhaps an Americanized form of German Grund.
Male
Greek
(ΑγÏίππας) Greek name AGRIPPAS means "wild horse." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of the Herod Agrippa who ordered the execution of the apostle James, and the imprisonment of Peter.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from Middle High German kellaere ‘cellarman’, ‘cellar master’ (Latin cellarius, denoting the keeper of the cella ‘store chamber’, ‘pantry’). Hence an occupational name for the overseer of the stores, accounts, or household in general in, for example, a monastery or castle. Kellers were important as trusted stewards in a great household, and in some cases were promoted to ministerial rank. The surname is widespread throughout central Europe.English : either an occupational name for a maker of caps or cauls, from Middle English kellere, or an occupational name for an executioner, from Old English cwellere.Irish : reduced form of Kelleher.Scottish : variant of Keillor.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
An Executor; Preceptor; Administrator (of a will)
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Latch; Door Lock; Name of Some People for Instance; Of Ibn-mihsin; A Memeber of the Exedition of Abu Musa
Girl/Female
Hindu
The earth, Desire, Labour, Exertion, Endeavour
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Election; Last Dream
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for a person who could read and write, at a time when education was the exception rather than the rule.English and Scottish : According to Reaney, a local name from Old Norse skáli ‘hut’ + erg ‘shieling’.
Male
African
executioner.
Biblical
election; he that is chosen;he will choose;chooser; God does choose;
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a habitational name for someone who lived by a long strip of ground, Middle English langet (a derivative of lang ‘long’).
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : habitational name from Leyland in Lancashire (recorded in Domesday Book as Lailand), or from Laylands in Yorkshire; both are named from Old English lǣge ‘untilled ground’ + land ‘land’, ‘estate’. In some cases the name may be topographical.
EXECUTION GROUND
EXECUTION GROUND
Boy/Male
Indian
A Lion
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lord of Sound
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Traditional
Lord of Law; The Voice of Dharma
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Wife of Lord Shiva
Male
Greek
(Πυθις) Contracted form of Greek Pythias, possibly PYTHIS means "to rot." This was the name of a noted Greek architect who constructed the temple of Athene at Priene.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Grand
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Friend; Companion
Surname or Lastname
English
English : see Truesdale.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
The Sun; A Rishi
EXECUTION GROUND
EXECUTION GROUND
EXECUTION GROUND
EXECUTION GROUND
EXECUTION GROUND
n.
The act of exempting; the state of being exempt; freedom from any charge, burden, evil, etc., to which others are subject; immunity; privilege; as, exemption of certain articles from seizure; exemption from military service; exemption from anxiety, suffering, etc.
n.
One who executes or performs; a doer; as, an executor of baseness.
n.
The act of sacking a town.
n.
Bad execution.
n.
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.
n.
An election held by itself, not at the time of a general election.
n.
The act of exerting, or putting into motion or action; the active exercise of any power or faculty; an effort, esp. a laborious or perceptible effort; as, an exertion of strength or power; an exertion of the limbs or of the mind; it is an exertion for him to move, to-day.
v. t.
To take or seize on execution; to collect by execution.
n.
Oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces of intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or reading in public; as, clear, impressive elocution.
n.
The act of executing; a carrying into effect or to completion; performance; achievement; consummation; as, the execution of a plan, a work, etc.
n.
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.
n.
An executioner.
n.
See Exsection.
n.
A judicial writ by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect; final process.
a.
The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or viva voce; as, the election of a president or a mayor.
n.
The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force; a driving to compliance; as, the exaction to tribute or of obedience; hence, extortion.
a.
Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect; as, executive talent; qualifying for, concerned with, or pertaining to, the execution of the laws or the conduct of affairs; as, executive power or authority; executive duties, officer, department, etc.
n.
Neglect of execution; nonperformance; as, the inexecution of a treaty.
n.
That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective work; -- usually with do.
n.
A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer.