Execution and Hit

Execution

Execution noun - The doing of an action.

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Hit and execution are semantically related. in killing topic. In some cases you can use "Hit" instead a noun "Execution".

Hit noun - A murder carried out by an underworld syndicate.

Usage example: it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit

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Execution and hit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Execution" instead a noun "Hit".

Nearby Word: hitting

good	good execution	good hit
perfect	perfect execution	perfect hit
certain	certain execution	certain hit
proper	proper execution	proper hit
Other adjectives: single, actual, real, successful, bad, near, immediate, double, last, failed, botched.

Enemies can hit you with everything from explosives to 3' spiked claws without injury, unless the hit would kill you, in which case you get an "execution scene".

Source: Critical Existence Failure / Video Games
When Niko confronts Dimitri in the Revenge ending, the weapon he holds in the pre-execution cutscene is the same one you used to get the last hit.

Source: Informed Equipment
The few multi-hit combos Akira does have require a higher level of execution to perform.

Source: Difficult but Awesome

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