[ˈɛksɪkjuːt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- put (a plan, order, or course of action) into effect
(e.g: the corporation executed a series of financial deals)

- carry out a sentence of death on (a legally condemned person)
(e.g: he was convicted of treason and executed)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French executer, from medieval Latin executare, from Latin exsequi ‘follow up, punish’, from ex- ‘out’ + sequi ‘follow’