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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

/ ˌɛ°ì²õɪˈ°ìÂá³ÜËʃə²Ô /

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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð³æe·³¦³Üt¾±´Ç²Ô·²¹±ô adjective
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôe³æ·±ð·³¦³Üt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
  • ±è°ù±ðe³æ·±ð·³¦³Üt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
  • °ù±ðe³æ·±ð·³¦³Üt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of execution1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English execucioun, from Latin ±ð³æ(²õ)±ð³¦Å«³Ù¾±Å²Ô-, stem of ±ð³æ(²õ)±ð³¦Å«³Ù¾±Å “accomplishment, performanceâ€; equivalent to execute + -ion
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The California Supreme Court overturned the death penalty conviction of one of L.A.’s most notorious gang killers Thursday, saying a juror who likely would have spared Timothy McGhee from execution was wrongly dismissed.

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On day one of his second term, President Trump showed his hand when he issued an Executive Order restoring federal death penalty prosecutions and executions.

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Whenever his delivery felt off, he reverted to an “internal†focus on the way his body moved rather than an “external†focus on the execution of each throw.

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The site includes a copy of their execution order issued by the English authorities in Ireland at the time.

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He’s a 17-year-old committed to the process of preparation and execution while waiting for the big day to happen.

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