crucifixion vs execution

crucifixion

noun
  • An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone. 

  • An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead. 

  • The death on the Cross of Christ. 

  • The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position. 

execution

noun
  • The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated. 

  • The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer. 

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

  • The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will. 

  • The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect. 

  • The state of being accomplished. 

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