Execution | Mean of execution in English Dictionary

/ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃən/

• Noun
• the act of killing someone especially as punishment for a crime
1. execution by lethal injection
2. He is in prison awaiting execution.
3. gangland executions [=murders done by gangsters]
• the act of doing or performing something
1. We put the plan into execution. [=we executed the plan]
2. The quarterback's execution of the play was perfect.
3. Her ideas were brilliant, but her execution (of them) was sloppy.
4. skillful execution of the dance steps
5. (law) the execution of a will [=the act of doing the things that are required by a will]