sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed the treaty"
kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed" (同)put to death
carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed"
murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"
perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"
carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" (同)execute, do
give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"
act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change"
a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"
(of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect" (同)force
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work (同)essence, burden, core, gist
an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect"
produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave" (同)effectuate, set_up
the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance" (同)execution, carrying out, carrying into action
any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe"
the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozarts C minor concerto"
a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" (同)public presentation
(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer (同)instruction execution
putting a condemned person to death (同)executing, capital_punishment, death penalty
the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy" (同)implementation, carrying out
(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 (同)execution of instrument
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 (同)writ of execution