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Execution of Saddam Hussein — The execution of Saddam Hussein took place on December 30, 2006 (the first day of Eid al Adha). Saddam was sentenced to death by hanging, after being found guilty and convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi Special Tribunal for the… … Wikipedia
execution — noun 1 killing sb as an official punishment ADJECTIVE ▪ public ▪ mass ▪ judicial ▪ extrajudicial ▪ federal, state … Collocations dictionary
delay — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous (esp. BrE), lengthy, long, major, serious, significant, substantial ▪ After a considerable … Collocations dictionary
execution — I. Faire Execution et s informer diligemment de la valeur de quelque heritage, Vires haereditatis excutere. II. Exploict et execution de sentence, Legis actio, B. Retarder l execution d un arrest, ou autre jugement, Iudicati faciendi tempus… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
execution — ex|e|cu|tion [ˌeksıˈkju:ʃən] n 1.) [U and C] when someone is killed, especially as a legal punishment ▪ their torture and summary execution (=execution without a trial or any legal process) ▪ a public execution ▪ He was granted a stay of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
delay — Synonyms and related words: abide, adjourn, afterthought, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, await, backpedal, backwater, be a sideliner, be still, bide, bide the issue, bind, block, blockage, blocking, bog down, bottle up, brake, bureaucratic… … Moby Thesaurus
stay of execution — index reprieve, respite (reprieve) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 stay of execution … Law dictionary
Out-of-order execution — In computer engineering, out of order execution (OoOE or OOE) is a paradigm used in most high performance microprocessors to make use of instruction cycles that would otherwise be wasted by a certain type of costly delay. In this paradigm, a… … Wikipedia
stay of execution — noun an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑stay * * * stay of execution/deportation/etc … Useful english dictionary
Operation Northern Delay — Part of 2003 Invasion of Iraq Date March 26, 2003 Location Bashur Airfield, Iraq … Wikipedia
