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execution

[ ek-si-kyoo-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or process of executing.
  2. the state or fact of being executed.
  3. the infliction of capital punishment or, formerly, of any legal punishment.
  4. the process of performing a judgment or sentence of a court:

    The judge stayed execution of the sentence pending appeal.

  5. a mode or style of performance; technical skill, as in music:

    The pianist's execution of the sonata was consummate.

  6. effective, usually destructive action, or the result attained by it (usually preceded by do ):

    The grenades did rapid execution.

  7. Law. a judicial writ directing the enforcement of a judgment.
  8. Computers. the act of running, or the results of having run, a program or routine, or the performance of an instruction.


execution

/ ˌɛɪˈːʃə /

noun

  1. the act or process of executing
  2. the carrying out or undergoing of a sentence of death
  3. the style or manner in which something is accomplished or performed; technique

    as a pianist his execution is poor

    1. the enforcement of the judgment of a court of law
    2. the writ ordering such enforcement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • e·tDz· adjective
  • ԴDze··tDz noun
  • e··tDz noun
  • e··tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of execution1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English execucioun, from Latin ()ūپō-, stem of ()ūپō “accomplishment, performance”; equivalent to execute + -ion
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

It said that it had been informed of the execution by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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The IDF said its investigation found six of the casualties were Hamas members, and rejected there had been summary executions.

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Henry Courtenay's beheading was one of four the family has suffered, so for the current Earl of Devon "executions" - as he puts it - are nothing new.

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But its successful execution and reception are worth recalling as the second season starts.

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He said that meant: "We go in, blow up the facilities, and dismantle all the equipment, under American supervision and execution."

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