execution

See also: exécution

English

Etymology

    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.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/, (nonstandard) /ˌɛɡ.zɪˈkjuː.ʃən/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Rhymes: -uːʃən

    Noun

    execution (countable and uncountable, plural executions)

    1. The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
      a plan that failed in execution
      • 1885, John Ormsby, chapter 1, in Don Quixote‎Wikisource, volume 1, translation of original by Miguel de Cervantes:
        Already the poor man saw himself crowned by the might of his arm Emperor of Trebizond at least; and so, led away by the intense enjoyment he found in these pleasant fancies, he set himself forthwith to put his scheme into execution.
    2. The state of being accomplished.
      Coordinate term: realization
      The mission's successful execution lifted the troops' morale.
    3. The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
      • 2009 February 22, Kevin Baker, “Blood on the Street”, in The New York Times Book Review‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 January 2021:
        Efforts to unionize were routinely met with clubbings, shootings, jailings, blacklistings and executions, perpetrated not only by well-armed legions of company goons, but also by police officers, deputies, National Guardsmen and even regular soldiers.
    4. (law) The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.
    5. (now rare) Specifically, the seizure of a debtor's goods or property in default of payment.
      • 1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 166:
        There are two executions in the house, one for sixteen hundred, the other for two thousand three hundred pounds.
    6. (law) The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect.
    7. (computing) The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.
      The entire machine slowed down during the execution of the virus checker.

    Synonyms

    Hyponyms

    Derived terms

    Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
    Translations to be checked

    Further reading

    Interlingua

    Etymology

    Derived from English execution, French exécution, Italian esecuzione, Spanish ejecución and Portuguese execução, all from Latin exsecutiō. By surface analysis, execute +‎ -ion.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /eks.e.kuˈt͡sjon/, /-sjon/

    Noun

    execution (plural executiones)

    1. execution

    Further reading

    • Alexander Gode (1951), Interlingua-English: A Dictionary of the International Language, New York: Storm Publishers, →OL

    Middle French

    Etymology

    From Latin execūtiō, an agent noun from exsequor (“follow out”), itself from ex + sequor (“follow”).

    Noun

    execution f (plural executions)

    1. execution (act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated)

    Descendants

    Old French

    Etymology

      From Latin exsecūtiō, an agent noun from exsequor (“follow out”), itself from ex + sequor (“follow”).

      Noun

      execution oblique singular, f (oblique plural executions, nominative singular execution, nominative plural executions)

      1. execution (act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated)

      Descendants

      • → English: execution
      • French exécution
      This page is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.