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...]

In Scotch law. A warrant granted at the suit of a prisoner for citing witnesses in his own defense. … [Read more...]