execution
English
Etymology
Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#EXECUTIONCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sekʷ- (follow)#EXECUTIONFrom Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#EXECUTION execution (c.1360), from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#EXECUTION exsecutiō, an agent noun from exsequor (“to follow out”), from ex (“out”) + sequor (“follow”). Equivalent to execute + -ionCategory:English terms suffixed with -ion#EXECUTION.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/Category:English 4-syllable words#EXECUTIONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#EXECUTION, (nonstandard) /ˌɛɡ.zɪˈkjuː.ʃən/
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#EXECUTIONAudio (US): (file)
Noun
execution (countable and uncountable, plural executions)Category:English lemmas#EXECUTIONCategory:English nouns#EXECUTIONCategory:English uncountable nouns#EXECUTIONCategory:English countable nouns#EXECUTIONCategory:English countable nouns#EXECUTIONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#EXECUTIONCategory:Pages with entries#EXECUTIONCategory:Pages with 4 entries#EXECUTION
- The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
- 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.Category:English terms with quotations#EXECUTION
- The state of being accomplished.
- Coordinate term: realization
- The mission's successful execution lifted the troops' morale.Category:English terms with usage examples#EXECUTION
- The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated. Category:en:Capital punishment#EXECUTION
- 2009 February 22, Kevin Baker, “Blood on the Street”, in The New York Times, 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.Category:English terms with quotations#EXECUTION
- (lawCategory:en:Law#EXECUTION) The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.
- (now rareCategory:English terms with rare senses#EXECUTION) 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.Category:English terms with quotations#EXECUTION
- (lawCategory:en:Law#EXECUTION) The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect.
- (computingCategory:en:Computing#EXECUTION) 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.Category:English terms with usage examples#EXECUTION
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- (penalty of death): crucifixion, electrocution, hanging, lethal injection
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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Further reading
- “execution”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “execution”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Interlingua
Etymology
Derived from EnglishCategory:Interlingua terms derived from English#EXECUTION execution, FrenchCategory:Interlingua terms derived from French#EXECUTION exécution, ItalianCategory:Interlingua terms derived from Italian#EXECUTION esecuzione, SpanishCategory:Interlingua terms derived from Spanish#EXECUTION ejecución and PortugueseCategory:Interlingua terms derived from Portuguese#EXECUTION execução, all from LatinCategory:Interlingua terms derived from Latin#EXECUTION exsecutiō. By surface analysis, execute + -ionCategory:Interlingua terms suffixed with -ion#EXECUTION.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eks.e.kuˈt͡sjon/, /-sjon/Category:Interlingua terms with IPA pronunciation#EXECUTION
Noun
execution (plural executiones)Category:Interlingua lemmas#EXECUTIONCategory:Interlingua nouns#EXECUTIONCategory:Interlingua entries with incorrect language header#EXECUTIONCategory:Pages with entries#EXECUTIONCategory:Pages with 4 entries#EXECUTION
Further reading
- Alexander Gode (1951), Interlingua-English: A Dictionary of the International Language, New York: Storm Publishers, →OL
Middle French
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Middle French terms derived from Latin#EXECUTION execūtiō, an agent noun from exsequor (“follow out”), itself from ex + sequor (“follow”).
Noun
execution f (plural executions)Category:Middle French lemmas#EXECUTIONCategory:Middle French nouns#EXECUTIONCategory:Middle French entries with incorrect language header#EXECUTIONCategory:Middle French feminine nouns#EXECUTIONCategory:Pages with entries#EXECUTIONCategory:Pages with 4 entries#EXECUTIONCategory:Middle French countable nouns#EXECUTION
- execution (act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated)
Descendants
- French exécution
Old French
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Old French terms derived from Latin#EXECUTION execūtiō, 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)Category:Old French lemmas#EXECUTIONCategory:Old French nouns#EXECUTIONCategory:Old French feminine nouns#EXECUTIONCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#EXECUTIONCategory:Old French feminine nouns#EXECUTIONCategory:Pages with entries#EXECUTIONCategory:Pages with 4 entries#EXECUTION
- execution (act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated)