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1. execution

noun. ['ˌɛksəˈkjuːʃən'] putting a condemned person to death.

Etymology

  • execution (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • executio (Latin)

Rhymes with Execution

  • redistribution
  • electrocution
  • counterrevolution
  • distribution
  • contribution
  • substitution
  • retribution
  • prostitution
  • prosecution
  • constitution
  • restitution
  • persecution
  • lilliputian
  • institution
  • attribution
  • revolution
  • resolution
  • elocution
  • dissolution
  • diminution
  • devolution
  • confucian
  • andalusian
  • absolution
  • evolution
  • solution
  • pollution
  • dilution
  • aleutian
  • shooshan

3. execution

noun. ['ˌɛksəˈkjuːʃən'] (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer.

Etymology

  • execution (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • executio (Latin)

4. execution

noun. ['ˌɛksəˈkjuːʃən'] 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.

Antonyms

Etymology

  • execution (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • executio (Latin)

5. execution

noun. ['ˌɛksəˈkjuːʃən'] the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order.

Etymology

  • execution (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • executio (Latin)

7. execution

noun. ['ˌɛksəˈkjuːʃən'] (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.

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Etymology

  • execution (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • executio (Latin)