dispatch

n 1: an official report (usually sent in haste) [syn: {despatch},

{communique}]

2: the act of sending off something [syn: {despatch}, {shipment}]

3: the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done

with dispatch" [syn: {expedition}, {expeditiousness}]

4: the murder or execution of someone [syn: {despatch}]

v 1: send off promptly [syn: {despatch}, {send off}]

2: complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties" [syn: {discharge},

{complete}]

3: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss

ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {slay}, {hit},

{bump off}, {polish off}, {remove}]