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execution

noun
/ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/

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.

  1. derived from exsecutiō
  2. derived from execution

Definitions

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

    • 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.

  2. The state of being accomplished.

    • The mission's successful execution lifted the troops' morale.

  3. The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.

    2. Specifically, the seizure of a debtor's goods or property in default of payment.

      • There are two executions in the house, one for sixteen hundred, the other for two thousand three hundred pounds.

    3. The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect.

    4. The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.

      • The entire machine slowed down during the execution of the virus checker.

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Derived

executional, executionary, execution cycle, executionism, executionist, execution-style, execution time, execution unit, inexecution, malexecution, misexecution, nonexecution, postexecution, posthumous execution, summary execution, unexecution, writ of execution

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at execution. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at execution. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at execution

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA