execution; performance

The quality of being executive.

(idiomatic, of a murder) Resembling an execution; with the victim aware, but unable to defend themselves or resist.

(idiomatic, of murdering) In a manner resembling that of an execution.

(law, chiefly US) An ordinance issued on the authority of the head of the executive branch of government.

(computing) Instructions for a computer in a form the computer can directly use (i.e. which it can execute). Derived from source code by compiling or assembling and linking.

(US) A job title of varying meaning, common in entertainment, computing and many other industries; often a person in charge of other producers.

The ritual desecration of the body of a dead person.

Any ostentatious or pretentious home. / The White House.

plural of executive branch