ejecución

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /exekuˈθjon/ [e.xe.kuˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /exekuˈsjon/ [e.xe.kuˈsjõn]
• 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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014