ejecución

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin exsecūtiōnem (“performance, execution”), on base of exsecūtus, from exsequor (“to follow to the end, carry out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /exekuˈθjon/ [e.xe.kuˈθjõn] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /exekuˈsjon/ [e.xe.kuˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: e‧je‧cu‧ción

Noun

ejecución f (plural ejecuciones)

1. execution (the act, manner, or style of executing actions)
2. execution, implementation, implementing (the state of being accomplished)
3. execution (the act of putting to death)

   Synonym: ajusticiamiento

4. (law) enforcement
5. (law) attachment
6. (music) performance

Hyponyms

• ejecución hipotecaria

Derived terms

• derecho de ejecución
• piquete de ejecución
• poner en ejecución
• subejecución

Related terms

• ejecutar

Further reading

• “ejecución”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024