execution

ex-e-cu-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The carrying out or putting into effect of a plan, order, or course of action.

  2. 2.

    The technique or style with which something is performed.

  3. 3.

    The carrying out of a death sentence.

  4. 4.

    (Computing) The running of a program or command.

  5. 5.

    (Law) The signing of a legal document to make it valid.

Forms

plural: executions

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    execution style — (of a killing) methodical and deliberate
  • •
    stay of execution — a delay in carrying out a sentence
  • •
    in execution of — while carrying out
  • •
    method of execution — the way something is done or a sentence carried out

Related words

Antonyms: abandonment, failure, neglect
See also: execute, executed, executioner, implementation
Synonyms: accomplishment, carrying out, implementation, performance

Etymology

From Latin "executio" (accomplishment, performance), from "exsequi" (to follow out). Entered English in the 14th century through Old French "execution."