The meaning of EXECUTION is the act or process of executing : performance. How to use execution in a sentence.

22 hours ago · Frank Walls will be executed at 6 p.m. after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his appeal for a stay of execution.

EXECUTION definition: 1. the legal punishment of killing someone: 2. the act of doing or performing something…. Learn more.

The sentence ordering that an offender be punished in such a manner is called a death sentence, and the act of carrying out the sentence is an execution. A prisoner who has been sentenced …

7 hours ago · John Koch, a radio reporter, witnesses every execution in Florida to keep close tabs on what he considers one of the most consequential actions the state takes.

** On December 15, 2025, the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles issued an order sus­pend­ing Mr. Humphreys’ exe­cu­tion after can­celling his legal­ly required clemen­cy hear­ing. …

Oct 13, 2025 · Four men are set for execution this week. It's the busiest death penalty month since 2011. Arizona, Missouri, Mississippi and Florida all have executions this week.

3 days ago · Ahead of his execution, Humphreys, 52, requested a gluttonous spread chock full of southern classics with a dash of fast-food for his final meal — which went viral online.

Execution is taking an idea and actually making it happen. The execution of a plan is when you put it into effect, like the execution on the field of a football team's game plan.

EXECUTION definition: the act or process of executing. See examples of execution used in a sentence.