| Noun | 1. | execution of instrument - (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable subscription - the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document); "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |