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Exekution

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German

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin ēxecūtiō.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [ɛksekuˈt͡si̯oːn]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Ex‧e‧ku‧ti‧on

    Noun

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    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

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    Further reading

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    • Exekution”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • Exekution” in Duden online