executed

Everyday

1. (formal) Executed means carried out or done, as in «a perfectly executed plan» or «executed a jump». tree →
2. Killed as an official punishment by law. tree →
3. (computing) A program is executed when the computer runs it. tree →
4. (law, formal) A will or contract is executed when it is signed and made official. tree →

In the lessons

In sport and plans: «a well-executed move». In history lessons: kings and criminals who were executed. In computing: code is executed. It tells the reader something was done fully, or about a death as punishment.

Examples

• The gymnast executed a perfect flip. tree →
• The plan was executed without a mistake. tree →
• In history, some kings were executed. tree →
• The computer executed the program in a second. tree →
• The team executed the pass beautifully. tree →
• The soldiers executed their orders quickly. tree →
• The fish executed his commission, and they brought the treasure back to their master. tree →

Note

Two very different senses: «carried out» and «put to death by law» — the context tells which. Noun: execution; a person who executes people is an executioner. Not the same as «exempt» or «exited».

In Jewish tradition

Carried out, as in judgments brought on Egypt's gods or God's justice done by Gad's tribe. In the Prophets and Writings it also means a king carrying out justice, and a judgment carried out on a wicked king.

Interpretation. Tradition reads the judgments on Egypt's gods as meaning the idols themselves were destroyed during the plagues. David's carrying out of "justice and righteousness" is taken as the model of a good king.

Examples

• while the Egyptians were burying them that the LORD had smitten among them, even all their first-born; upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments. (Torah NUM.33.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he chose a first part for himself, for there a portion of a ruler was reserved; and there came the heads of the people, he executed the righteousness of the LORD, and His ordinances with Israel. (Torah DEU.33.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• So they executed judgment upon Joash. (Writings 2CH.24.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people. (Prophets 2SA.8.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• And David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness unto all his people. (Writings 1CH.18.14, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Two very different senses: «carried out» and «put to death by law» — the context tells which. Noun: execution; a person who executes people is an executioner. Not the same as «exempt» or «exited».