execute | meaning in the Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

Meaning of execute in Essential American English Dictionary

execute

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/ˈek·sɪˌkjut/
 
present participle executing | past tense and past participle executed
to kill someone as a legal punishment:
He was executed for murder.

(Definition of execute from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of execute

in Chinese (Traditional)
殺死, (依法)處決,處死, 做…
in Chinese (Simplified)
杀死, (依法)处决,处死, 做…
in Spanish
ejecutar…
in Portuguese
executar…
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(人)を死刑にする…
idam etmek, (ölüm hükmünü) infaz etmek, yapmak…
exécuter…
executar…
يُعْدِم…
popravit, provést, vykonat…
henrette, udføre, gennemføre…
menghukum mati, melaksanakan, menjalankan…
ประหารชีวิต, ปฏิบัติ, ดำเนินการ…
hành quyết, thực hiện, biểu diễn…
wykonać egzekucję na, stracić, wprowadzać (w życie)…
mengenakan hukuman mati, melaksanakan, menjalankan…
hinrichten, ausführen, durchführen…
henrette, utføre, sette i verk…
처형하다, 사형을 집행하다…
страчувати, виконувати…
giustiziare, eseguire…
казнить, исполнять, осуществлять…
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