noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/
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rhymes with -uːʃən
CMU ARPABET:EH2 K S AH0 K Y UW1 SH AH0 N
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The state of being accomplished.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The mission's successful execution lifted the troops' morale.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Specifically, the seizure of a debtor's goods or property in default of payment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the agency was created for the implementation of the policy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: implementation, carrying out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: enforcement
11
noun
Meaning 11
putting a condemned person to death
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: executing, capital punishment, death penalty
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: corporal punishment
Narrower terms: burning, burning at the stake, hanging, electrocution, decapitation, beheading, crucifixion
12
noun
Meaning 12
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: writ of execution
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: court order
13
noun
Meaning 13
(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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: execution of instrument
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: subscription
14
noun
Meaning 14
(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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.
Across languages
Translations
190 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
uitvoering
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Arabic:
تَنْفِيذ
(tanfīḏ)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Azerbaijani:
yerinə yetirmə
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Azerbaijani:
əməl
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Azerbaijani:
icra
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Belarusian:
выкана́нне
(vykanánnje)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Belarusian:
выкана́ньне
(vykanánʹnje)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Bulgarian:
изпълне́ние
(izpǎlnénie)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Catalan:
execució
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Chinese Mandarin:
執行 /执行
(zhíxíng)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Chinese Mandarin:
實行 /实行
(shíxíng)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Czech:
provedení
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Dutch:
uitvoering
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Finnish:
toimeenpano
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Finnish:
toteutus
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Finnish:
suoritus
— act of executing or the state of being executed
French:
exécution
— act of executing or the state of being executed
German:
Ausführung
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Greek:
εκτέλεση
(ektélesi)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Hindi:
निष्पादन
(niṣpādan)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Hindi:
अमल
(amal)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Hindi:
कार्यान्वयन
(kāryānvayan)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Hungarian:
végrehajtás
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Hungarian:
kivitelezés
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Hungarian:
megvalósítás
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Italian:
esecuzione
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Japanese:
実行
(jikkō)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Japanese:
執行
(shikkō)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Korean:
실행
(silhaeng)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Korean:
집행
(jiphaeng)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Northern Kurdish:
bicihanîn
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Northern Kurdish:
encamdan
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Latin:
functiō
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Latin:
exsecūtiō
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Macedonian:
извршување
(izvršuvanje)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Iranian Persian:
اِجْرا
(ejrâ)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Polish:
wykonanie
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Polish:
egzekucja
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Portuguese:
execução
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Romanian:
execuție
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Russian:
выполне́ние
(vypolnénije)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Russian:
исполне́ние
(ispolnénije)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Slovak:
prevedenie
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Slovene:
izvedba
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Spanish:
ejecución
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Tagalog:
pagpapatupad
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Tagalog:
pagsasagawa
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Tajik:
иҷро
(ijro)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Turkish:
işletim
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Ottoman Turkish:
تطبیق
(tatbik)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Ukrainian:
викона́ння
(vykonánnja)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Ukrainian:
ви́конання
(výkonannja)
— act of executing or the state of being executed
Afrikaans:
teregstelling
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Albanian:
ekzekutim
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Arabic:
إِعْدَام
(ʔiʕdām)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Armenian:
մահապատիժ
(mahapatiž)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Azerbaijani:
edam
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Belarusian:
ка́ра сме́рцю
(kára smjércju)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Belarusian:
экзэку́цыя
(ekzekúcyja)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Belarusian:
расстрэ́л
(rasstrél)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Bulgarian:
екзеку́ция
(ekzekúcija)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Catalan:
execució
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Chinese Mandarin:
處死 /处死
(chǔsǐ)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Chinese Mandarin:
處決 /处决
(chǔjué)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Chinese Mandarin:
死刑
(sǐxíng)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Czech:
poprava
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Danish:
henrettelse
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Dutch:
executie
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Dutch:
terechtstelling
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Dutch:
doodstraf
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Estonian:
hukkamine
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Finnish:
teloitus
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
French:
exécution
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Georgian:
სიკვდილით დასჯა
(siḳvdilit dasǯa)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
German:
Hinrichtung
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
German:
Exekution
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Greek:
εκτέλεση
(ektélesi)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Hebrew:
הוֹצָאָה לְהוֹרֵג
(hotsaá lehorég)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Hindi:
कार्यान्वयन
(kāryānvayan)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Hungarian:
kivégzés
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Icelandic:
aftaka
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Icelandic:
líflát
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Irish:
bású
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Italian:
esecuzione
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Japanese:
死刑
(shikei)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Japanese:
死罪
(shizai)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Japanese:
処刑
(shokei)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Kazakh:
өлім жазасы
(ölım jazasy)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Korean:
사형
(sahyeong)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Northern Kurdish:
îdam
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Kyrgyz:
өлүм жазасы
(ölüm jazası)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Latin:
carnificīna
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Latvian:
sodīšana ar nāvi
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Latvian:
nāves soda izpildīšana
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Latvian:
eksekūcija
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Lithuanian:
egzekucija
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Macedonian:
погубување
(pogubuvanje)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Macedonian:
егзекуција
(egzekucija)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Malay:
hukuman mati
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Māori:
whakamatenga
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Norwegian Bokmål:
henrettelse
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Pashto:
اعدام
(e'dām)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Dari:
اِعْدَام
(i'dām)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Iranian Persian:
اِعْدام
(e'dâm)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Polish:
egzekucja
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Portuguese:
execução
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Romanian:
execuție
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Russian:
казнь
(kaznʹ)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Russian:
экзеку́ция
(ekzɛkúcija)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Russian:
расстре́л
(rasstrél)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Serbo-Croatian:
егзеку́ција
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Serbo-Croatian:
egzekúcija
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Slovak:
poprava
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Slovene:
usmrtitev
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Spanish:
ejecución
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Spanish:
ajusticiamiento
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Spanish:
suplicio
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Swedish:
avrättning
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Tagalog:
pagpapapatay
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Tajik:
эъдом
(e'dom)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Tajik:
қатл
(qatl)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Turkish:
idam
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Turkish:
ölüm cezası
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Ottoman Turkish:
سیاست
(siyâset)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Ukrainian:
стра́та
(stráta)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Ukrainian:
ка́ра на смерть
(kára na smertʹ)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Ukrainian:
екзеку́ція
(ekzekúcija)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Ukrainian:
ро́зстріл
(rózstril)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Uzbek:
qatl etish
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Uzbek:
oʻldirish
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Uzbek:
qatl
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Uzbek:
oʻlim jazosi
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Vietnamese:
tử hình
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Yiddish:
עקזעקוציע
(ekzekutsye)
— act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty
Afrikaans:
uitvoering
— manner or style of a performance etc
Bulgarian:
изпълне́ние
(izpǎlnénie)
— manner or style of a performance etc
Catalan:
execució
— manner or style of a performance etc
Czech:
provedení
— manner or style of a performance etc
Dutch:
uitvoering
— manner or style of a performance etc
Finnish:
toteutus
— manner or style of a performance etc
Greek:
εκτέλεση
(ektélesi)
— manner or style of a performance etc
Northern Kurdish:
bicihanîn
— manner or style of a performance etc
Macedonian:
исполнување
(ispolnuvanje)
— manner or style of a performance etc
Polish:
wykonanie
— manner or style of a performance etc
Portuguese:
execução
— manner or style of a performance etc
Romanian:
execuție
— manner or style of a performance etc
Russian:
исполне́ние
(ispolnénije)
— manner or style of a performance etc
Russian:
те́хника
(téxnika)
— manner or style of a performance etc
Slovene:
izvedba
— manner or style of a performance etc
Spanish:
ejecución
— manner or style of a performance etc
Afrikaans:
uitvoering
— carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
Bulgarian:
изпълне́ние
(izpǎlnénie)
— carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
Czech:
vykonání
— carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
Dutch:
tenuitvoerlegging
— carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
Dutch:
uitvoering
— carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
Finnish:
täytäntöönpano
— carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
Finnish:
toimeenpano
— carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
French:
exécution
— carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
German:
Ausführung
— carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
Greek:
εκτέλεση
(ektélesi)
— carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
Hungarian:
végrehajtás
— carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
Northern Kurdish:
bicihanîn
— carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
Macedonian:
извршување
(izvršuvanje)
— carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
Macedonian:
исполнување
(ispolnuvanje)
— carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
Polish:
egzekucja
— carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
Portuguese:
execução
— carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
Russian:
исполне́ние
(ispolnénije)
— carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will
Finnish:
toimeenpano
— formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect
Greek:
εκτέλεση
(ektélesi)
— formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect
Northern Kurdish:
bicihanîn
— formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect
Polish:
wykonanie
— formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect
Polish:
egzekucja
— formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect
Portuguese:
execução
— formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect
Russian:
выполне́ние
(vypolnénije)
— formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect
Russian:
исполне́ние
(ispolnénije)
— formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect
Afrikaans:
uitvoering
— carrying out of an instruction by a computer
Bulgarian:
изпълне́ние
(izpǎlnénie)
— carrying out of an instruction by a computer
Czech:
provedení
— carrying out of an instruction by a computer
Dutch:
uitvoering
— carrying out of an instruction by a computer
Finnish:
suoritus
— carrying out of an instruction by a computer
French:
exécution
— carrying out of an instruction by a computer
German:
Ausführung
— carrying out of an instruction by a computer
Greek:
εκτέλεση
(ektélesi)
— carrying out of an instruction by a computer
Japanese:
実行
(jikkō)
— carrying out of an instruction by a computer
Korean:
실행
(silhaeng)
— carrying out of an instruction by a computer
Northern Kurdish:
bicihanîn
— carrying out of an instruction by a computer
Macedonian:
извршување
(izvršuvanje)
— carrying out of an instruction by a computer
Portuguese:
execução
— carrying out of an instruction by a computer
Romanian:
execuție
— carrying out of an instruction by a computer
Russian:
выполне́ние
(vypolnénije)
— carrying out of an instruction by a computer
