execution.
The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
Meaning & usage
The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
The state of being accomplished.
The mission's successful execution lifted the troops' morale.
The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.
Specifically, the seizure of a debtor's goods or property in default of payment.
The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect.
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.
Where this word comes from
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.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.