execute vs open fire

execute

verb
  • To carry out; to put into effect. 

  • To run, usually successfully. 

  • Coordinate term: murder 

  • To perform. 

  • To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime. 

  • To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing. 

  • To start, launch or run 

open fire

verb
  • To begin firing (weapons) at something or someone. 

noun
  • An uncovered fire. 

How often have the words execute and open fire occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )