(military, historical) The military exercise by which soldiers are taught the use of their muskets and other arms.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see exercise, for, the, reader. / (by extension) A matter left to the addressee's judgement to decide.

hamster wheel

Alternative form of Free Exercise Clause

(idiomatic) Someone with the roles of judge, jury and executioner; someone with full power to judge and punish others unilaterally.

(law) a court order authorising an officer to carry a judgment into execution.

plural of executive function

Any of the higher mental functions that manage cognitive processes.

(law) A person who, without legal authority, assumes control of a deceased person's property as if they were executor.

plural of exeat