verb [VN]
1 [usuallypassive] ~ sb (for sth) to kill sb, especially as a legal punishment:
He was executed for treason. * The prisoners were executed by firing squad.
2 (formal) to do a piece of work, perform a duty, put a plan into action, etc:
They drew up and executed a plan to reduce fuel consumption. * The crime was very cleverly executed. * Check that the computer has executed your commands.
3 (formal) to successfully perform a skilful action or movement:
The pilot executed a perfect landing.
4 (formal) to make or produce a work of art:
Picasso also executed several landscapes at Horta de San Juan.
5 (law) to follow the instructions in a legal document; to make a document legally valid:
His will was executed by his lawyers in 1978.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for execute is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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