Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of executing; a carrying into effect or to completion; performance; achievement; consummation; as, the execution of a plan, a work, etc. 2. (n.) A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer. 3. (n.) The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc.; as, the execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music. 4. (n.) The carrying into effect the judgment given in a court of law. 5. (n.) A judicial writ by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect; final process. 6. (n.) The act of signing, and delivering a legal instrument, or giving it the forms required to render it valid; as, the execution of a deed, or a will. 7. (n.) That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective work; -- usually with do. 8. (n.) The act of sacking a town.

Multi-Version Concordance Execution (4 Occurrences) Acts 12:19 And when Herod had had him searched for and could not find him, after sharply questioning the guards he ordered them away to execution. He then went down from Judaea to Caesarea and remained there. (WEY NAS) Acts 23:30 But having received information of a plot about to be put in execution against the man by the Jews, I have immediately sent him to thee, commanding also his accusers to say before thee the things that are against him. Farewell. (DBY) Esther 9:1 Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the month, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to conquer them, (but it was turned out the opposite happened, that the Jews conquered those who hated them), (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS) Daniel 2:12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. (See NIV)