execution


Definition: Meaning of, execution in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃ(ə)n /

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execution executions
  1. [uncountable and countable] when someone is killed, especially as a legal punishment
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  2. [uncountable] formal a process in which you do something that has been carefully planned [=  implementation]
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  3. [uncountable] law the process of making sure that the instructions in a legal document are followed
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  4. [uncountable] formal the performance of a difficult action or movement
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  5. [uncountable] formal the process of producing something such as a painting, film, book etc, or the way it is produced
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  6. [uncountable and countable] technical when you make a computer program work, or a COMMAND (= instruction) happen
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execution used in phrases

  • concurrent execution (noun)
    1. the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer
    concurrent execution (noun)
    1. the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer
  • execution of instrument (noun)
    1. and perhaps sealing and delivering it such as a contract or deed law the completion of a legal instrument by signing it so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
  • execution sale (noun)
    1. a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation
  • execution speed (noun)
    1. computing the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions; measured in MIPS
  • instruction execution (noun)
    1. computing the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
  • instrument of execution (noun)
    1. an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person
  • stay of execution (noun)
    1. law an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time
  • writ of execution (noun)
    1. law 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
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