Exekution

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēxecūtiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛksekuˈt͡si̯oːn]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Ex‧e‧ku‧ti‧on

Noun

Exekution f (genitive Exekution, plural Exekutionen)

1. execution (act of putting to death)

   Synonym: Hinrichtung

2. (law, Austria) foreclosure

   Synonym: (Germany) Zwangsvollstreckung

3. (higher register) execution (act of carrying out an instruction, task, etc.)

   Synonyms: Ausführung, Durchführung

Declension

Declension of Exekution [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Exekution	die	Exekutionen
genitive	einer	der	Exekution	der	Exekutionen
dative	einer	der	Exekution	den	Exekutionen
accusative	eine	die	Exekution	die	Exekutionen

Related terms

• Fahrnisexekution, Massenexekution, Steuerexekution, Strafexekution

Related terms

• Exekutionskommando
• Exekutionstermin
• Exekutionsverfahren

Further reading

• “Exekution” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Exekution” in Duden online