execution

Definition

The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).

Etymology

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.

Example Sentences

• "Already the poor man saw himself crowned by the might of his arm Emperor of Trebizond at least; and so, led away by the intense enjoyment he found in these pleasant fancies, he set himself forthwith to put his scheme into execution."
• "The mission's successful execution lifted the troops' morale."
• "There are two executions in the house, one for sixteen hundred, the other for two thousand three hundred pounds."

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