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[ek-si-kyoo-shuh

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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 pianist's execution of the sonata was consummate.

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effective, usually destructive action, or the result attained by it (usually preceded by do): The grenades did rapid execution.

Law. a judicial writ directing the enforcement of a judgment.

Computers. the act of running, or the results of having run, a program or routine, or the performance of an instruction.

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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English execucioun < Latin execūtiōn- (stem of execūtiō). See executive, -ion

Related forms

ex·e·cu·tion·al, adjective

non·ex·e·cu·tion, noun

pre·ex·e·cu·tion, noun

re·ex·e·cu·tion, noun

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Execution is always a great word to know.

So is fiction. Does it mean:

binding two or more persons who may be sued separately on a common obligation

an allegation that a fact exists that is known not to exist, made by authority of law to bring a case within the operation of a rule of law

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The decision to postpone the state's next execution is an admission that its management of the death penalty is broken.

Preference given to candidates with skills in execution of makeup and hair designs.

Poland's shipyards have been given a stay of execution.

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The decision to postpone the state's next execution is an admission that its management of the death penalty is broken.

Preference given to candidates with skills in execution of makeup and hair designs.

Poland's shipyards have been given a stay of execution.

Good was pregnant at the time of her conviction, and officials stayed her execution until she could give birth.

There has to be judicious planning and execution in tapping renewable energy.

Individual creativity lies in execution as well as in concept.

If you look at speed of execution for a startup, it seems sort of amazing what they can do.

Even supporters of the death penalty used to consider execution a solemn state responsibility, not an occasion for celebration.

The key to offering constructive criticism is in the execution.

At the same time, the rarity of execution means it is no deterrent.

But while the concept is simple, the execution has many ways of going wrong.

The same brain areas and processes underpin motor imagery and motor execution.

Innovation had its place, but skillful execution was key-an artist was only as good as his last work.

That's simple enough, but the magic comes in the execution.

Willingham's execution is not the only controversial one the governor has presided over.

The result, the clarified meaning of the work, counted more than the execution that yielded it.

The second is the increasing lag between sentencing and execution.

Execution of an order is subject to publisher's approval of copy, including display, text and illustration.

Usually it is a matter of dissatisfaction with a project or concept or execution.

Implementing a secure cloud is possible, requiring a plan, and then crisp execution.

The suffering of any inmate during execution is inexcusable.

The number of prisoners awaiting execution also appears to have finally levelled off.

There's even that crunching sound enemies make when you tear into them and perform horrifically gratifying execution moves.

Ironically, the news arrived at the moment one such device faces execution.

If past practice is any guide, the men themselves were not told until the day of their execution.

Only after his execution did the story start to unravel.

My own conclusion is that he probably did it but that there was insufficient evidence to warrant execution.

How he took the bullet that killed him was disputed-in crossfire, the confusion of battle, or in what amounted to an execution.

Those who call execution a human rights violation have no credible foundation for that claim.

But fulfilling the execution of one's tasks may also require some agreeable yielding.

For clarity, any promotional use requires the execution of personal releases.

Presentations tell the story of accusers, accused, court proceedings and execution of innocent victims.

Most regional newspapers outline the last meal request in every execution notice.

Oklahoma's bombing was not the idea of either and none participated in the execution of that dastardly deed.

There can't be any greater miscarriage of justice than the execution of an innocent person.

Summary execution for anyone caught in a national park with a gun would be a good start.

Police will have to return all items seized during the execution of the warrant.

The specific elements of chess-boxing-the nature of the execution of play as well as the training.

Life sentences and/or execution will be the only incentive for stopping the traffic.

Akbar is currently awaiting execution for murdering two officers.

They stand accused of alleged atrocities during the country's war of secession, and face possible execution.

While the premise is a great one, it fails in execution.

By presiding over the hasty execution of the arrested conspirators, he gave his foes an excuse to attack him later.

Where traditional learning is based on the execution of carefully graded challenges, accidental learning relies on failure.

Companies, strapped for cash and chastened by recession, will focus more on execution.

After the decode phase, two instructions per cycle can issue through one of five issue ports to the machine's execution core.

Human-rights advocates say that the police shot several victims in the back, typically a sign of execution.

His critics say that he rushed into war, lied about his reasons, failed to plan adequately and botched the execution.

Perhaps rightly, since consultants lay claim only to their wonky ideas and advice, rather than responsibility for execution.

Three of the bombers were sentenced to death and face execution shortly.

More death-row inmates are likely to die of old age than by execution.

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World English Dictionary

execution (ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃən)

—n
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
4.	a. the enforcement of the judgment of a court of law
	b. the writ ordering such enforcement

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Word Origin & History

execution

mid-14c., from O.Fr. execution, from L. executionem, agent noun from exequi/exsequi "to 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."

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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, since both are carrying out legal orders.

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Computing Dictionary

execution definition

operating system, programming
The process of carrying out the instructions in a computer program by a computer.
See also dry run.
(1996-05-13)

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