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Executed and Signed

verb

  • Kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment.
    • usage: "In some states, criminals are executed"
  • Murder in a planned fashion.
    • usage: "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"
  • Put in effect.
    • usage: "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
  • Carry out the legalities of.
    • usage: "execute a will or a deed"
  • Carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine.
    • usage: "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"
  • Carry out or perform an action.
    • usage: "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
  • Sign in the presence of witnesses.
    • usage: "The President executed the treaty"

adjective

  • Put to death as punishment.
    • usage: "claimed the body of the executed traitor"
(imp.&p.p.) of Execute.

Officially signed, as in the execution of a deed or other document, with the intention that the person signing shall be bound by the contents.

verb

  • Mark with one's signature; write one's name (on. )
    • usage: "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"
  • Approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation.
    • usage: "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet"
  • Be engaged by a written agreement.
    • usage: "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"
  • Engage by written agreement.
    • usage: "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
  • Communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs.
    • usage: "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"
  • Place signs, as along a road.
    • usage: "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed"
  • Communicate in sign language.
    • usage: "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin"
  • Make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate.

adjective

  • Having a handwritten signature.
    • usage: "a signed letter"
  • Used of the language of the deaf.
(imp.&p.p.) of Sign.