Execution

/ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/ · noun

Meaning

The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances)..

Definitions by Sense

1. The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
2. The state of being accomplished.
3. The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
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.
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.

Example Sentences

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.

The mission's successful execution lifted the troops' morale.

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.

There are two executions in the house, one for sixteen hundred, the other for two thousand three hundred pounds.

The entire machine slowed down during the execution of the virus checker.

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