execution
- execution
execution mid-14c., from
Anglo-Fr. execucioun (late 13c.),
O.Fr. execucion "
a carrying out" (of an order,
etc.), from
L. executionem (
nom. executio) "
an accomplishing," noun of action from
pp. stem of
exequi/
exsequi "
to follow out," from
ex- "
out" (see
EX- (
Cf. ex-)) +
sequi "
follow" (see
SEQUEL (
Cf. sequel)). Sense of "
act of putting to death" (mid-14c.) is from
M.E. legal phrases such as
don execution of deth "
carry out a sentence of death." Literal meaning "
action of carrying something into effect" is from late 14c. John McKay, coach of the woeful Tampa Bay Buccaneers (
U.S. football team), when asked by a reporter what he thought of his team's execution, replied, "
I think it would be a good idea."
Executor and
executioner were formerly used indifferently, since both are carrying out legal orders.
Etymology dictionary.
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