Execution vs. Prosecution — What's the Difference?

The carrying out of a plan, order, or course of action

The act of prosecuting.

The carrying out of a sentence of death on a condemned person

The institution and conduct of a legal proceeding

The act of executing something.

See prosecuting attorney.

The state of being executed.

The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor.

The manner, style, or result of performance

(legal) The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person.

The act or an instance of putting to death or being put to death as a lawful penalty.

(legal) The prosecuting party.

The carrying into effect of a court judgment.

(legal) In many countries, a legal body and institution, usually part of the state apparatus, empowered to perform prosecution. Prosecutor's Office. See Prosecutor.

A writ empowering an officer to enforce a judgment.

The act or process of prosecuting, or of endeavoring to gain or accomplish something; pursuit by efforts of body or mind; as, the prosecution of a scheme, plan, design, or undertaking; the prosecution of war.

(Archaic) Effective, punitive, or destructive action.

The institution and carrying on of a suit in a court of law or equity, to obtain some right, or to redress and punish some wrong; the carrying on of a judicial proceeding in behalf of a complaining party, as distinguished from defense.

The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).

The institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior

The state of being accomplished.

The lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant

The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated. Category:en:Capital punishment

The continuance of something begun with a view to its completion

(legal) The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.

Specifically, the seizure of a debtor's goods or property in default of payment.

(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 act of executing; a carrying into effect or to completion; performance; achievement; consummation; as, the execution of a plan, a work, etc.

A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer; to grant a stay of execution.

The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc.; as, the execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music.

The mode of performing any activity; as, the game plan was excellent, but its execution was filled with mistakes.

The carrying into effect the judgment given in a court of law.

That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective work; - usually with do.

The act of sacking a town.

Putting a condemned person to death

The act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it;

(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer

(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

A routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out

The act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order;

Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being