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- DictionaryEx·e·cu·tion/ˌeksəˈkyo͞oSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the carrying out or putting into effect of a plan, order, or course of action: "he was fascinated by the entire operation and its execution"
- 2. the carrying out of a sentence of death on a condemned person: "the execution of juveniles is prohibited by international law"
1. : the act or process of executing : performance. 2. : a putting to death especially as a legal penalty. 3. : the process of enforcing a legal judgment (as against a debtor) also : a judicial writ directing such enforcement. 4. : the act or mode or result of performance. 5. archaic : effective or destructive action.
noun. the act or process of executing. the state or fact of being executed. the infliction of capital punishment or, formerly, of any legal punishment. the process of performing a judgment or sentence of a court: The judge stayed execution of the sentence pending appeal. a mode or style of performance; technical skill, as in music:
the act of doing or performing something in a planned way: The guitarist’s execution of the ballad was superb. execution noun (PUNISHMENT) [ C/U ] the act of killing someone as a legal punishment: [ U ] Execution is still a penalty for murder. (Definition of execution from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. a. The act of executing something. b. The state of being executed. 2. The manner, style, or result of performance: The plan was sound; its execution, faulty. 3. The act or an instance of putting to death or being put to death as a lawful penalty. 4. Law. a. The carrying into effect of a court judgment. b.
the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it. synonyms: carrying into action, carrying out, performance. see more. noun. the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order. synonyms: carrying out, implementation. see more. noun.
noun. /ˌeksɪˈkjuːʃn/ Idioms. [uncountable, countable] the act of killing somebody, especially as a legal punishment. He faced execution by hanging for murder. Over 200 executions were carried out last year. Extra Examples. Topics War and conflict c1, Crime and punishment c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
noun. uk / ˌeksɪˈkjuːʃ ə n / us. execution noun (KILLING) Add to word list. the legal punishment of killing someone. execution noun (DOING) the act of doing something, such as following a plan or order: He was killed in the execution of his duties as a soldier.
