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carrying out

Definitions of carrying out
  1. noun
    the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
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    types:
    specific performance
    the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms
    linguistic performance
    (linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations; what the speaker actually says, including grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with linguistic competence)
    mechanics, mechanism
    the technical aspects of doing something
    officiation
    the performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty
    type of:
    action
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  2. noun
    the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
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    enforcement
    the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
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