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   execution

   /ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the carrying out of a plan, order, or course of action: "he was fascinated by the entire operation and its execution" Similar implementationcarrying outaccomplishmentperformanceeffectingbringing offbringing aboutachievementcarrying offcarrying throughcompletionenactmentenforcementdischargeprosecutionengineeringattainmentrealizationfulfilmentperpetration
   • ▪ the technique or style with which an artistic work is produced or carried out: "the film is entirely professional in its execution" Similar performancepresentationrenditionrenderingstagingdeliverytechniquestyle
   • ▪ the putting into effect of a legal instrument or order: "obligation to pay the deposit before the execution of the lease"
   • ▪ seizure of the property or person of a debtor in default of payment: "sixty-seven executions were ordered against goods"
   • ▪ the performance of an instruction or program.
   • 2. the carrying out of a sentence of death on a condemned person: "the execution of juveniles is prohibited by international law" Similar capital punishmentthe death penaltybeing put to deathkillingthe gibbetthe gallowsthe noosethe ropethe scaffoldthe guillotinethe firing squadthe (electric) chairinformal:the dropnecktie partyhistorical:noyade
   • ▪ the killing of someone as a political act: "they were held captive for two days and threatened with execution"

   Derivatives

   • 1. executionary adjective

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   The planning stage of building a tree house is the fun part — the hard part is the execution of your plan. Execution is taking an idea and actually making it happen.

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   execution: [noun] the act or process of executing : performance.

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   Execution definition: the act or process of executing. . See examples of EXECUTION used in a sentence.

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   4 meanings: 1. the act or process of executing 2. the carrying out or undergoing of a sentence of death 3. the style or manner.... Click for more definitions.

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   2. The manner, style, or result of performance: The plan was sound; its execution, faulty.

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   EXECUTION definition: 1. the legal punishment of killing someone 2. the act of doing something, such as following a plan…. Learn more.

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    Execution definition: The manner, style, or result of performance. Everything not connected with the execution of the prince's orders did not interest and did not even exist for Alpatych.