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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•e•cu•tion (ek′si kyo̅o̅′shən),USA pronunciation n. - 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. - effective, usually destructive action, or the result attained by it (usually prec. by do):The grenades did rapid execution.
- Lawa judicial writ directing the enforcement of a judgment.
- Computingthe act of running, or the results of having run, a program or routine, or the performance of an instruction.
- Latin execūtiōn- (stem of execūtiō). See executive, -ion
- Middle English execucioun 1250–1300
ex′e•cu′tion•al, adj. |