Killed vs Executed - What's the difference?
killed | executed |
(kill)
(metallurgy, of steel) deoxidized
(execute)
To kill as punishment for capital crimes.
To carry out; to put into effect.
* Milton
To perform.
To cause to become legally valid; as, to execute a contract.
(computing) To start, launch or run; as, to execute a program.
As verbs the difference between killed and executed
is that killed is past tense of kill while executed is past tense of execute.As an adjective killed
is deoxidized.killed
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* (English Citations of "killed")Derived terms
* must have killed a ChinamanAdjective
(-)executed
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(head)execute
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(execut)- There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.
- Your orders have been executed , sir!
- I'll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned.
- Why delays / His hand to execute what his decree / Fixed on this day?
- to execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly
- to execute a turn in ballet