execution
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (7)executions
- putting a condemned person to deathSynonyms: executingcapital punishmentdeath penaltyType of corporal punishmentKinds crucifixion, burning, electrocution, hanging, decapitation
- the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it“they criticized his performance as mayor”“experience generally improves performance”Synonyms: performancecarrying outcarrying into actionType of actionKinds mechanism, specific performance, linguistic performance, officiation
- (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computerSynonyms: instruction executionType of process, physical processKinds batch processing, multiprogrammingPart of data processing
- (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceableSynonyms: execution of instrumentType of subscription
- a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it outSynonyms: writ of executionType of court order
- the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order“the agency was created for the implementation of the policy”Synonyms: implementationcarrying outType of enforcement
- unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human beingSynonyms: murderslaying
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Translations
Noun putting to death as punishment
- Spanish
- ejecución
- French
- exécution
- German
- Hinrichtung
- Italian
- esecuzione
- Portuguese
- execução
- Turkish
- idam
- Russian
- казнь kaznʹ
- Arabic
- إِعْدَام ʔiʕdām
- Chinese
- 处死 chǔsǐ
- Japanese
- 処刑 shokei
22 more languages
- Dutch
- executie
- Polish
- egzekucja
- Swedish
- avrättning
- Greek
- εκτέλεση ektélesi
- Korean
- 처형 cheohyeong
- Hungarian
- kivégzés
- Portuguese (PT)
- execução
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 處死 chǔsǐ
- Albanian
- ekzekutim
- Catalan
- execució
- Czech
- poprava
- Danish
- henrettelse
- Esperanto
- ekzekuto
- Finnish
- teloitus
- Hebrew
- הוֹצָאָה לְהוֹרֵג hotsaá lehorég
- Icelandic
- aftaka
- Norwegian
- henrettelse
- Romanian
- execuție
- Serbo-Croatian
- egzekucija
- Slovak
- poprava
- Slovenian
- usmrtitev
- Yiddish
- עקזעקוציע ekzekutsye
Noun carrying out, performance
- Spanish
- ejecución
- French
- exécution
- German
- Ausführung
- Italian
- esecuzione
- Portuguese
- execução
- Russian
- выполне́ние vypolnénije
- Japanese
- 実行 jikkō
- Dutch
- uitvoering
- Polish
- wykonanie
- Greek
- εκτέλεση ektélesi
7 more languages
- Korean
- 실행 silhaeng
- Hungarian
- kivitelezés
- Portuguese (PT)
- execução
- Catalan
- execució
- Czech
- provedení
- Finnish
- toimeenpano
- Romanian
- execuție
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: F. exécution, L. executio, exsecutio.
1. The act of executing; a carrying into effect or to completion; performance; achievement; consummation; as, the execution of a plan, a work, etc.
The excellence of the subject contributed much to the happiness of the execution.— John Dryden
2. A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer; to grant a stay of execution.
A warrant for his execution.— William Shakespeare
3. The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc.; as, the execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music.
The first quality of execution is truth.— John Ruskin
4. The mode of performing any activity; as, the game plan was excellent, but its execution was filled with mistakes.
5. Law (a) The carrying into effect the judgment given in a court of law. (b) A judicial writ by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect; final process. (c) The act of signing, and delivering a legal instrument, or giving it the forms required to render it valid; as, the execution of a deed, or a will.
6. That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective work; — usually with do.
To do some fatal execution.— William Shakespeare
7. The act of sacking a town. obsolete Beau. & FL.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
<operating system, programming> The process of carrying out the instructions in a computer program by a computer.
See also dry run.
(1996-05-13)