execution
/ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.29 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Specifically, the seizure of a debtor's goods or property in default of payment.
Archaic; Countable; Uncountable
noun
The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.
Countable; Uncountable
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."
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.
Origin
- Source language: Old French