Synonyms and Antonyms for instrument-of-execution
1. instrument of execution (n.)
an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person
2. instrument (n.)
a device that requires skill for proper use
- extractor
- measuring system
- device
- optical instrument
- scientific instrument
- navigational instrument
- arm
- whip
- surveyor's instrument
- surveying instrument
- sonograph
- engine
- measuring device
- measuring instrument
- analyzer
- drafting instrument
- cauterant
- analyser
- medical instrument
- instrument of execution
- weapon
- cautery
- weapon system
- instrument of punishment
- plotter
- tracer
4. instrument (n.)
a person used by another to gain an end
5. instrument (n.)
the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
6. instrument (v.)
write an instrumental score for
7. execution (n.)
putting a condemned person to death
8. execution (n.)
the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
9. execution (n.)
(law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
10. execution (n.)
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
