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ex⋅e⋅cu⋅tion

  [ek-si-kyoo-shuhn]
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–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 prec. 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.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME execucioun < L execūtiōn- (s. of execūtiō). See executive, -ion

Related forms:
ex⋅e⋅cu⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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ex·e·cu·tion   (ěk'sĭ-kyōō'shən)   
n.  
    1. The act of executing something.
    2. The state of being executed.
    3. The carrying into effect of a court judgment.
    4. A writ empowering an officer to enforce a judgment.
    5. Validation of a legal document by the performance of all necessary formalities.
  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
    1. The carrying into effect of a court judgment.
    2. A writ empowering an officer to enforce a judgment.
    3. Validation of a legal document by the performance of all necessary formalities.
  5. Archaic Effective, punitive, or destructive action.
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Execution

Ex`e*cu"tion\, n. [F. ex['e]cution, L. executio, exsecutio.]

1. The act of executing; a carrying into effect or to completion; performance; achievement; consummation; as, the execution of a plan, a work, etc.

The excellence of the subject contributed much to the happiness of the execution. --Dryden.

2. A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer.

A warrant for his execution. --Shak.

3. The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc.; as, the execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music.

The first quality of execution is truth. --Ruskin.

4. (Law) (a) The carrying into effect the judgment given in a court of law. (b) A judicial writ by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect; final process. (c) The act of signing, and delivering a legal instrument, or giving it the forms required to render it valid; as, the execution of a deed, or a will.

5. That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective work; -- usually with do.

To do some fatal execution. --Shak.

6. The act of sacking a town. [Obs.] --Beau. & FL.
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Language Translation for : execution
Spanish: ejecución,
German: die Hinrichtung,
Japanese: 処刑
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execution 
c.1360, from O.Fr. execution, from L. executionem agent noun from exequi "follow out," from ex- "out" + sequi "follow" (see sequel). Sense of "act of putting to death" is from M.E. legal phrases such as don execution of deth "carry out a sentence of death." Literal meaning "action of carrying something into effect" is from c.1374. 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, since both are carrying out legal orders; the latter in the sense of "headsman" is from 1561.
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Execution

The completion of a buy or sell order for a security.

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execution

The consummation of a security trade.

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Main Entry: ex·e·cu·tion
Pronunciation: "ek-si-'kyü-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of executing execution of the will>
2 : a putting to death as fulfillment of a judicial death sentence
3 : the process of enforcing a judgment (as against a debtor); also : a judicial writ (as fieri facias) by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect —see also LEVY
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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execution operating system, programming
The process of carrying out the instructions in a computer program by a computer.
See also dry run.
(1996-05-13)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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