Definition of "instrument of execution" [instrument of execution]
An instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person(noun)
WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
Use "instrument of execution" in a sentence
"The order form, in all probability, was the usual document executed in triplicate with ifs, ands, buts and whereases, clauses, counterclauses and fine print — a piece of paper — and at the same time an instrument of execution — the beginning of the end for the Third Reich."