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.