execution
The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
Noun 4 meanings
The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
The state of being accomplished.
“The mission's successful execution lifted the troops' morale.”
The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.
Etymology
1360), from Latin exsecutiō, an agent noun from exsequor (“to follow out”), from ex (“out”) + sequor (“follow”). Equivalent to execute + -ion.
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EXECUTION at a glance
EXECUTION has 9 letters and scores 18 points in Scrabble (E 1 + X 8 + E 1 + C 3 + U 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 21 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,292 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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