execution
US /ˌɛksɪˈkjuʃən/
・UK /ˌeksɪˈkju:ʃn/
B2
noun
- Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
- Act of performing something such as a plan
- Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
- Act of performing something such as a plan
Examples
The tribunal ordered the execution of 42 coup plotters.
The judge had granted a stay of execution.