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Execution vs Assent - What's the difference?

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Execution is a related term of assent.


As nouns the difference between execution and assent

is that execution is execution while assent is agreement, act of agreeing.

As a verb assent is

to agree to, give approval.

execution

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
  • *
  • The state of being executed (accomplished).
  • The battle plan was successfully executed .
  • The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
  • (legal) The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.
  • (legal) The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect.
  • (computing) The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.
  • The entire machine slowed down during the execution of the virus checker .
    Whenever the matrix inversion function executed the program crashed.

    Derived terms

    * execution style * posthumous execution

    Hyponyms

    * (penalty of death) crucifixion, electrocution, hanging, lethal injection

    assent

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To agree to, give approval.
  • * Macaulay
  • The princess assented to all that was suggested.
  • To admit a thing as true.
  • * Bible, Acts xxiv. 9
  • And the Jews also assented , saying that these things were so.

    Synonyms

    * accede *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • agreement, act of agreeing
  • I will give this act my assent .

    Synonyms

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