execution

/ˌeksɪˈkjuːʃən/ noun

Definition

KILLING [C, U] › when someone is killed as a legal punishment

DOING [U] › when you do something, such as follow a plan or order: He was killed in the execution of his duties as a soldier.

(Definition of execution noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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