Execute

To complete; to make; to sign; to perform; to do; to carry out according to its terms; to fulfill the command or purpose of. To perform all necessary formalities, as to make and sign a contract, or sign and deliver a note.

Execute is the opposite of executory, incomplete or yet to be performed.

execute

v. 1) to finish, complete, or perform as required, as in fulfilling one's obligations under a contract or a court order. 2) to sign and otherwise complete a document, such as acknowledging the signature if required to make the document valid. 3) to seize property under court order. 4) to put to death pursuant to a sentence rendered by a court. (See: contract, capital punishment, executed, execution)

TO EXECUTE. To make, to perform, to do, to follow out. This term is frequently used in the law; as, to execute a deed is to make a deed.
2. It also signifies to perform, as to execute a contract; hence some contracts are called executed contracts, and others are called executory contracts.
3. To execute also means to put to death by virtue of a lawful sentence; as, the sheriff executed the convict.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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Another reason is that because of the executers' unfamiliarity to the new customers, in the case the deal is performed in credit, they thought the capital would not return.

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"If we haven't reached a consensus for this amount with the executers, the project could have reached EUR 250 M.

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Ces derniers auraient rencontre Abou Iyadh pour s'informer de la logistique disponible et s'assurer de la capacite de l'organisation a executer des operations de terrorisme ciblant les etablissements securitaires et les sieges des delegations diplomatiques.

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En poussant des internautes a acceder a des sites pieges, des pirates peuvent exploiter la faille de Java pour executer des codes sur les ordinateurs des internautes, selon des societes de securite informatique qui ont valide l'alerte lancee par le departement de la Securite interieure.

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According to a report of the Bulgarian Road Agency, in order to complete the project and get the negotiated funds from the ISPA Program, Bulgaria had to sign an additional agreement with the executer of the highway, and to provide the necessary funding for its completion.

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[beaucoup moins que] Nous allons executer, dans la premiere partie du concert, une musique universelle avec l'interpretation de la 7e symphonie de Beethoven.

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[beaucoup moins que]Nous sommes tres favorables a accueillir les investissements saoudiens dans le domaine de l'energie[beaucoup plus grand que], confirmant l'engagement du gouvernement egyptien a proteger les investissements et a executer toutes ses obligations envers les hommes d'affaires.

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Des moudjahidine, choisis selon certains criteres, dont notamment ceux lies a l'aspect physiologique et habilles en tenues militaires francaises, avaient fait irruption, au mois de Ramadhan de 1956, dans un poste de police coloniale pour executer une operation [beaucoup moins que] fidaie [beaucoup plus grand que], qui s'est soldee par plusieurs tues parmi les policiers francais.

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