noun
execution
ehk-sih-KYOO-shuhn
noun
1
The act of carrying out a plan, task, or performance, and how skillfully it is done.
"The idea was good, but the execution was sloppy."
2
The act of putting a condemned person to death.
"His execution was carried out by lethal injection."
3
In computing, the process of running a program.
"The error appeared partway through the program's execution."
How to Use Execution
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHow well something is carried out — or, in a darker sense, the act of putting someone to death.
Common pairings
flawless execution
stay of execution
execution of a program
Word Forms
executions plural
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Etymology
From Latin exsecutio, from exsequi, "to follow out."