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Executes

To kill as punishment for capital crimes.

📖 Definitions of "Executes"

verb
  1. 1

    To kill as punishment for capital crimes.

    "There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes."

  2. 2

    To carry out; to put into effect.

    "I'll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned."

  3. 3

    To perform.

    "to execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly"

  4. 4

    To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.

    "to execute a contract"

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