Hypernyms for "execution"
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assassination
batch processing
beheading
bloodshed
burning
burning at the stake
butchery
carnage
concurrent execution
contract killing
crucifixion
decapitation
dry-gulching
electrocution
elimination
filicide
fratricide
gore
hanging
hit
infanticide
linguistic performance
liquidation
lynching
mariticide
mass murder
massacre
mechanics
mechanism
multiprogramming
officiation
parricide
regicide
shoot-down
slaughter
specific performance
thuggee
tyrannicide
uxoricide
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.