A writ commanding that persons excommunicated, who for their obstinacy had been committed to prison, but were unlawfully set free before they had given caution to obey the authority of the church, should be sought after, retaken, and imprisoned again. Reg;, Orig. 67. … [Read more...]

To finish, accomplish, make complete, fulfill. To perform; obey the injunctions of. To make; as to execute a deed, which includes signing, sealing, and delivery. To perform; carry out according to its terms; as to execute a contract. To fulfill the purpose of; to obey; to perform the commands of; as to execute a writ. A statute is said to execute a use where it transmutes the … [Read more...]

The name given to him who puts criminals to death, according to their sentence; a hangman. 2. In the United States, executions are so rare that there are no executioners by profession. It is the duty of the sheriff or marshal to perform this office, or to procure a deputy to do it for him. … [Read more...]

Something that excuses a wrongdoing or justifies an ostensibly wrongful action. … [Read more...]

Completed; carried into full effect; already done or performed; taking effect immediately; now in existence or in possession; conveying an immediate right or possession. The opposite of executory. Executed consideration. A consideration which is wholly past. 1 Pars. Cont 391. An act done or value given before the making of the agreement. Executed contract. See CONTRACT. … [Read more...]