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execution

/ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/noun4 syllables

Execution means: putting a condemned person to death.

Synonyms for execution13

noun, as in putting a condemned person to death

executing, capital punishment, death penalty

noun, as in the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it

performance, carrying out, carrying into action

noun, as in the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order

implementation, carrying out

noun, as in unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

murder, slaying

noun, as in (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer

instruction execution

noun, as in (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 enforceable

execution of instrument

noun, as in a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out

writ of execution

also used for execution

pursuance

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What does execution mean?7

noun

1

putting a condemned person to death

2

the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it“they criticized his performance as mayor”

3

the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order“the agency was created for the implementation of the policy”

4

unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

5

(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer

6

(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 enforceable

7

a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with execution?20

three syllables

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five syllables

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Execution in a sentence

  • Before their execution, they were tortured savagely for months.mailohilohi
  • The idea is good, but the execution is awful.Pfirsichbaeumchen
  • The idea was decent, but the execution proved lacking.Ooneykcall
  • The design is poor, commonplace, tasteless, characterless, and the execution is like thereunto.adamtrousers
  • Yanni lives on death row, awaiting his execution.Amastan
  • The idea was excellent, but the execution was terrible.ddnktr
  • Miroslav was told that he was the best execution in town.Amastan
  • A regional observatory will be directed to monitor the execution of the plan.witbrock

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Forms of execution

as a noun

plural
executions