execution
pronunciation
How to pronounce execution in British English:
UK [ˌeksɪˈkjuːʃn]
How to pronounce execution in American English:
US [ˌeksɪˈkjuːʃn]
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- Noun:
- putting a condemned person to death
- the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
- (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
- (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
- a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
- the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
- unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
Word Origin
- execution (n.)
- late 14c., "a carrying out, a putting into effect; enforcement; performance (of a law, statute, etc.), the carrying out (of a plan, etc.)," from Anglo-French execucioun (late 13c.), Old French execucion "a carrying out" (of an order, etc.), from Latin executionem (nominative executio) "an accomplishing," noun of action from past participle stem of exequi/exsequi "to follow out" (see execute). Specific sense of "act of putting to death" (mid-14c.) is from Middle English legal phrases such as don execution of deth "carry out a sentence of death." Literal meaning "action of carrying something into effect" is from late 14c. John McKay, coach of the woeful Tampa Bay Buccaneers (U.S. football team), when asked by a reporter what he thought of his team's execution, replied, "I think it would be a good idea." Executor and executioner were formerly used indifferently, because both are carrying out legal orders.
Synonym
discharge accomplishment implementation consummation achievement completion fulfilment attainment realization success performance
Example
- 1. Oliver is now scheduled for execution on 5 november .
- 2. China doesn 't make its execution numbers public .
- 3. Eg. then three were tied to the pillar for execution .
- 4. The taliban said that the attack was in response to the recent execution of four taliban prisoners .
- 5. Methods of execution vary widely .