execution
ex.e.cu.tion \.ek-s*-'kyu:-sh*n\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L exsecution-, exsecutio, fr. exsecutus, pp.] of exsequi to execute, fr. ex- + sequi to follow - more at SUE 1: the act or process of executing : PERFORMANCE 2: a putting to death as a legal penalty 3: a judicial writ empowering an officer to carry out a judgment 4: the act or mode or result of performance 5: effective or destructive action