“Execute” primarily means “carry out”, not “kill”. The latter definition is an adaption from the person designated to carry out the act of killing people for violating the law, which presumably at one point was done directly by the hereditary executive.
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“Execute” primarily means “carry out”, not “kill”. The latter definition is an adaption from the person designated to carry out the act of killing people for violating the law, which presumably at one point was done directly by the hereditary executive.
So, if there was any actual consistency to the English language, giving birth would mean the same as executing a new person…?
It used to be both definitions before modern morals and medical practices.