Talk:execution

The translations added by 84.57.235.143 probably all need to be checked; the Japanese was completely wrong (it meant "List of punishments", presumably coming from the interwiki link at wikipedia). Kappa 00:54, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

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execution

Redundant senses. --Connel MacKenzie 11:06, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

"The act or process of executing" is incredibly broad. I'm having a hard time coming up with example sentences for these (a state? a manner or style? a formal process?) but the word is similarly defined in other dictionaries. DAVilla 17:37, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

I'don't understand why we let so much shite through on RfV but then delete older sense of words! Surely they can be marked as obsolete, dated etc..?--Williamsayers79 11:15, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

The two marked senses seem legit to me. The legal sense is also given in Black's (along with several others we don't have), and pertains to a very specific legal act. The "manner or style" sense pertains to phrases like "great execution" or "poor execution" which would make almost no sense under sense 1. So I'd have to say keep both. -- Visviva 13:59, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

The problem seems to be that the first definition is too specific (manouvers or performances) when 'execution' can refer to any act and there is no real difference in meaning for the specified cases. I've slightly modified the first definition and added an example.

Also agree that the legal sense is valid. 87.114.156.2 15:48, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

• Merged sense 2 into 1. Split sense 2. Kept and added legal context to "contract-signing" sense. Please revert if unsatisfactory. DCDuring TALK 16:21, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Wrong POS?

The following example doesn't match the headword. I'm not sure that the definition is correct:

1. The state of being executed (accomplished).

   The battle plan was successfully executed.

DAVilla 06:24, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

It would be something like "The execution of the battle plan was successful". —Stephen 09:09, 28 July 2008 (UTC)