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1. execution
noun. ['ˌɛksəˈkjuːʃən'] putting a condemned person to death.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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
Sentences with execution
1. Noun, singular or mass
There will be an additional $25 execution fee for each passport book or card.
Quotes about execution
1. Success doesn't necessarily come from breakthrough innovation but from flawless execution. A great strategy alone won't win a game or a battle; the win comes from basic blocking and tackling.
- Naveen Jain
2. Ideas are easy. It's the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.
- Sue Grafton
3. Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.
- Aristotle
2. execution
noun. ['ˌɛksəˈkjuːʃən'] the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- execution (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- executio (Latin)
3. execution
noun. ['ˌɛksəˈkjuːʃən'] (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer.
Synonyms
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.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- execution (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- executio (Latin)
5. execution
noun. ['ˌɛksəˈkjuːʃən'] the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- execution (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- executio (Latin)
6. execution
noun. ['ˌɛksəˈkjuːʃən'] unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being.
Synonyms
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.
Synonyms
Etymology
- execution (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- executio (Latin)