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Definitions of execution in various dictionaries:
noun - putting a condemned person to death
noun - the act of performing
noun - (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
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On June 1, 2000, Gov. Bush postponed one of these for the first time in over 130 chances |
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The carrying out of a sentence of death on a condemned person. |
The carrying out of a plan, order, or course of action. |
the carrying out of a sentence of death on a condemned person. |
the carrying out of a plan, order, or course of action. |
putting a condemned person to death |
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being |
the act of performing of doing something successfully using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it |
(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer |
(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 |
The state of being executed. |
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Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a government-sanctioned practice whereby a person is killed by the state as a punishment for a crime. The sentence that someone be punished in such a manner is referred to as a death sentence, whereas the act of carrying out the sentence is known as an execution. Crimes that are punishable by death are known as capital crimes or capital offences, and they commonly include offences such as murder, treason, espionage, war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Etymologically, the term capital (lit. "of the head", derived via the Latin capitalis from caput, "head") in this context alluded to execution by beheading.Fifty-six countries retain capital punishment, 103 countries have completely abolished it de jure for all crimes, six have abolished it for ordinary crimes (while maintaining it for special circumstances such as war crimes), and 30 are abolitionist in practice.Capital punishment is a matter of active controversy in s |