execution

 
Pronunciation: /ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃ(ə)n/

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1the carrying out of a plan, order, or course of action: he was fascinated by the entire operation and its execution
  • the technique or style with which an artistic work is produced or carried out: the film is entirely professional in its execution
  • Law the putting into effect of a legal instrument or order: obligation to pay the deposit before the execution of the lease
  • Law seizure of the property or person of a debtor in default of payment: [count noun]: sixty-seven executions were ordered against goods
  • Computing the performance of an instruction or program.
  • 2the carrying out of a sentence of death on a condemned person: the execution of juveniles is prohibited by international law [count noun]: there were mass arrests and executions
  • the killing of someone as a political act: they were held captive for two days and threatened with execution