Like, in real life, execute doesn't mean to start, it means to stop...

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[–] 41 points 11 months ago (1 child)

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/execute

"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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