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Execute and Conduct Definitions

Execute

To put into effect; carry out
A government that executes the decisions of the ruling party.

Conduct

To direct the course of; manage or control
A police officer who conducts traffic.
A scientist who conducts experiments.

Execute

To perform; do
Execute a U-turn.

Conduct

To lead or guide
Conducted the tourists through the museum.

Execute

To create (a work of art, for example) in accordance with a prescribed design.

Conduct

(Music) To direct the performance of (an orchestra or chorus, for example).
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Execute

To make valid, as by signing
Execute a deed.

Conduct

To serve as a medium for conveying; transmit
Some metals conduct heat.

Execute

To perform or carry out what is required by
Execute the terms of a will.

Conduct

To comport (oneself) in a specified way
The students conducted themselves with dignity throughout the ceremony.

Execute

To put to death, especially by carrying out a lawful sentence.

Conduct

To act as a director or conductor.
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Execute

(Computers) To run (a program or instruction).

Conduct

To show the way; lead.

Execute

(transitive) To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime. Category:en:Capital punishment
There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.
According to international treaties, it is illegal to execute prisoners of war.

Conduct

The way a person acts, especially from the standpoint of morality and ethics.

Execute

(transitive) To carry out; to put into effect.
Your orders have been executed, sir!
I'll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned.

Conduct

The act of directing or controlling; management.
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Execute

(transitive) To perform.
To execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly
To execute a turn in ballet

Conduct

(Obsolete) A guide; an escort.

Execute

To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.
To execute a contract

Conduct

The act or method of controlling or directing.

Execute

To start, launch or run
To execute a program

Conduct

Skillful guidance or management.

Execute

To run, usually successfully.
The program executed, but data problems were discovered.

Conduct

Behaviour; the manner of behaving.
Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished.

Execute

To follow out or through to the end; to carry out into complete effect; to complete; to finish; to effect; to perform.
Why delaysHis hand to execute what his decreeFixed on this day?

Conduct

(of a literary work) Plot.

Execute

To complete, as a legal instrument; to perform what is required to give validity to, as by signing and perhaps sealing and delivering; as, to execute a deed, lease, mortgage, will, etc.

Conduct

(obsolete) Convoy; escort; person who accompanies another.

Execute

To give effect to; to do what is provided or required by; to perform the requirements or stipulations of; as, to execute a decree, judgment, writ, or process.

Conduct

(archaic) Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument; a conduit.

Execute

To infect capital punishment on; to put to death in conformity to a legal sentence; as, to execute a traitor.

Conduct

To lead, or guide; to escort.

Execute

To put to death illegally; to kill.

Conduct

(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
The commander conducted thousands of troops.
To conduct the affairs of a kingdom

Execute

To perform, as a piece of music or other feat of skill, whether on an instrument or with the voice, or in any other manner requiring physical activity; as, to execute a difficult part brilliantly; to execute a coup; to execute a double play.

Conduct

To behave.
He conducted himself well.

Execute

To do one's work; to act one's part or purpose.

Conduct

(transitive) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)

Execute

To perform musically.

Conduct

To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

Execute

Kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment;
In some states, criminals are executed

Conduct

(intransitive) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

Execute

Murder execution-style;
The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed

Conduct

(transitive) To carry out (something organized)

Execute

Put in effect;
Carry out a task
Execute the decision of the people
He actioned the operation

Conduct

The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.
Christianity has humanized the conduct of war.
The conduct of the state, the administration of its affairs.

Execute

Carry out the legalities of;
Execute a will or a deed

Conduct

Skillful guidance or management; generalship.
Conduct of armies is a prince's art.
Attacked the Spaniards . . . with great impetuosity, but with so little conduct, that his forces were totally routed.

Execute

Carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine;
Run the dishwasher
Run a new program on the Mac
The computer executed the instruction

Conduct

Convoy; escort; guard; guide.
I will be your conduct.
In my conduct shall your ladies come.

Execute

Carry out or perform an action;
John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters
The skater executed a triple pirouette
She did a little dance

Conduct

That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.
Although thou hast been conduct of my shame.

Execute

Sign in the presence of witnesses;
The President executed the treaty

Conduct

The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.
All these difficulties were increased by the conduct of Shrewsbury.
What in the conduct of our life appearsSo well designed, so luckily begun,But when we have our wish, we wish undone?

Conduct

Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
The book of Job, in conduct and diction.

Conduct

To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend.
I can conduct you, lady, to a lowBut loyal cottage, where you may be safe.

Conduct

To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom.
Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege.

Conduct

To behave; - with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well.

Conduct

To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.

Conduct

To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

Conduct

To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

Conduct

To conduct one's self; to behave.

Conduct

Manner of acting or conducting yourself

Conduct

(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

Conduct

Direct the course of; manage or control;
You cannot conduct business like this

Conduct

Lead, as in the performance of a composition;
Conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years

Conduct

Behave in a certain manner;
She carried herself well
He bore himself with dignity
They conducted themselves well during these difficult times

Conduct

Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission;
Sound carries well over water
The airwaves carry the sound
Many metals conduct heat

Conduct

Take somebody somewhere;
We lead him to our chief
Can you take me to the main entrance?
He conducted us to the palace

Conduct

Lead musicians in the performance of;
Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor
She cannot conduct modern pieces

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