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execution

exe·cu·tion

UK/ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/ US/ˌɛksʌˈkjuʃʌn/ fairly common

noun

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the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it

  • “they criticised his performance as mayor”
  • “experience generally improves performance”
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3.

(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer

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(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

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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

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the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order

  • “the agency was created for the implementation of the policy”
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7.

unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

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Origin

From Old French execution (c.1360), from Latin exsecutiō, an agent noun from exsequor (“to follow out”), from ex (“out”) + sequor (“follow”). Equivalent to execute + -ion.

Phrases

  • execution cycle
  • execution time
  • execution unit
  • posthumous execution
  • summary execution
  • writ of execution

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