execution
- execution
noun
1 killing sb as an official punishment
ADJECTIVE
▪ public
▪ mass
▪ judicial
▪ extrajudicial
▪ federal, state (both esp. AmE)
▪ a senator's request to suspend federal executions
▪ state-sponsored (esp. AmE)
▪ arbitrary, summary
▪ Human rights organizations have accused the army of summary executions.
▪ political
▪ mock
▪ scheduled
▪ the hours before his scheduled execution
▪ imminent, impending
▪ juvenile (AmE)
▪ the Supreme Court decision to ban juvenile executions
VERB + EXECUTION
▪ order
▪ The tribunal ordered the execution of 42 coup plotters.
▪ face
▪ If caught, the men could face execution.
▪ await
▪ prisoners who are on death row awaiting execution
▪ suffer (formal)
▪ She was taken prisoner and suffered eventual execution.
▪ escape
▪ delay, postpone, stay, suspend
▪ The US Supreme Court refused to stay the execution.
▪ halt, stop
▪ oversee
▪ The army oversaw the trial and execution of the king.
▪ carry out
▪ Executions were carried out in the prison yard.
▪ attend, watch, witness
EXECUTION + VERB
▪ go ahead, take place
▪ A bell was tolled when executions took place.
PREPOSITION
▪ execution by
PHRASES
▪ a stay of execution
▪ The judge had granted a stay of execution.
2 carrying out a plan/order
ADJECTIVE
▪ effective (esp. AmE), successful
▪ the successful execution of the plan
▪ proper
▪ proper execution of the exercise
▪ flawless, good, perfect, precise
▪ great ideas and flawless execution
▪ poor
▪ the poor execution of the film
VERB + EXECUTION
▪ delay, stay (law), suspend (law)
▪ The court has discretion to stay or suspend execution of the order. (BrE)
PHRASES
▪ the execution of your duty
▪ She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duties.
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