ex·e·cute /'ek-si-ˌkyüt/ vt -cut·ed, -cut·ing
1: perform: as
a: to carry out fully
includes not only executed violence, but also threatened violence — Louisiana Civil Code
b: to do what is provided or required by
execute a contract
execute a search warrant
c: to deem (a use in property) to confer full seisin in a cestui que use by operation of the Statute of Uses
2: to perform what is required to give validity to; esp: to complete (as by signing and delivering) in proper form
execute a note
execute a deed
3: to put to death in compliance with a judicial death sentence
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.