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.