Execution Meaning
/ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
nounThe state of being accomplished.
Sentence Examples
A regional observatory will be directed to monitor the execution of the plan.
A stay of execution was ordered at the eleventh hour.
He faced execution by hanging for murder.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The flawless ____ of the plan impressed all the senior managers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The flawless ____ of the difficult dance routine earned the performers a standing ovation.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1885, John Ormsby, chapter 1, in Don Quixoteᵂⁱᵏⁱˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉ, volume 1, translation of original by Miguel de Cervantes:
"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."
— 2009 February 22, Kevin Baker, “Blood on the Street”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2021:
"There are two executions in the house, one for sixteen hundred, the other for two thousand three hundred pounds."
— 1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 166:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The flawless ____ of the plan impressed all the senior managers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The flawless ____ of the difficult dance routine earned the performers a standing ovation.