The Wordsmith Dictionary

Ex "e *crate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Execrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Execrating.] Etym: [L. execratus, exsecratus, p. p. of execrare, exsecrare, to execrate; ex out + sacer holy, sacred. See Sacred. ]

Defn: To denounce evil against, or to imprecate evil upon; to curse; to protest against as unholy or detestable; hence, to detest utterly; to abhor; to abominate. "They. .. execrate their lct. " Cowper.

EXECRATION

Ex `e *cra "tion, n. Etym: [L. execratio, exsecratio: cf. F.exécration.]

1. The act of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; imprecation; utter detestation expressed. Cease, gentle, queen, these execrations. Shak.

2. That which is execrated; a detested thing. Ye shall be an execration and. .. a curse. Jer. xlii. 18.

Syn. -- See Malediction.

EXECRATIVE

EXECRATIVE Ex "e *cra *tive, a.

Defn: Cursing; imprecatory; vilifying. Carlyle. -- Ex "e *cra *tive *ly, adv.

EXECRATIVE

EXECRATIVE Ex "e *cra *tive, n.

Defn: A word used for cursing; an imprecatory word or expression. Earle.

EXECRATORY

EXECRATORY Ex "e *cra *to *ry, a.

Defn: Of the nature of execration; imprecatory; denunciatory. C. Kingsley. -- n.

Defn: A formulary of execrations. L. Addison.

EXECT

Ex *ect ", v. t. Etym: [See Exsect. ]

Defn: To cut off or out. [Obs. ] See Exsect. Harvey.

EXECTION

EXECTION Ex *ec "tion, n. [Obs. ]

Defn: See Exsection.

EXECUTABLE

EXECUTABLE Ex "e *cu `ta *ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being executed; feasible; as, an executable project. [R.]

EXECUTANT

EXECUTANT Ex *ec "u *tant, n.

Defn: One who executes or performs; esp. , a performer on a musical instrument. Great executants on the organ. De Quincey.

EXECUTE

Ex "e *cute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Executed; p. pr. & vb. n. Executing. ]Etym: [F. exécuter, L. executus, exsecutus, p. p. of exequi to follow to the end, pursue; ex out + sequi to follow. See Second, Sue to follow up, and cf. Exequy. ]

1. To follow out or through to the end; to carry out into complete effect; to complete; to finish; to effect; to perform; Why delays His hand to execute what his decree Fixed on this day Milton.

2. To complete, as a legal instrument; to perform what is required to give validity to, as by signing and perhaps sealing and delivering; as, to execute a deed, lease, mortgage, will, etc.

3. To give effect to; to do what is provided or required by; to perform the requirements or stimulations of; as, to execute a decree, judgment, writ, or process.

4. To infect capital punishment on; to put to death in conformity to a legal sentence; as, to execute a traitor.

5. Too put to death illegally; to kill. [Obs. ] Shak.

6. (Mus. )

Defn: To perform, as a piece of music, either on an instrument or with the voice; as, to execute a difficult part brilliantly.

Syn. -- To accomplish; effect; fulfill; achieve; consummate; finish; complete. See Accomplish.

EXECUTE

EXECUTE Ex "e *cute, v. i.

1. To do one's work; to act one's part of purpose. [R.] Hayward.

2. To perform musically.

EXECUTER

EXECUTER Ex "e *cu `ter, n.

Defn: One who performs or carries into effect. See Executor.

EXECUTION

Ex `e *cu "tion, n. Etym: [F. exécution, L. executio, exsecutio.]

1. The act of executing; a carrying into effect or to completion; performance; achievement; consummation; as, the execution of a plan, a work, etc. The excellence of the subject contributed much to the happiness of the execution. Dryden.

2. A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer. A warrant for his execution. Shak.

3. The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc. ; as, the execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music. The first quality of execution is truth. Ruskin.

4. (Law ) (a ) The carrying into effect the judgment given in a court of law. (b ) A judicial writ by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect; final process. (c ) The act of signing, and delivering a legal instrument, or giving it the forms required to render it valid; as, the execution of a deed, or a will.

5. That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective work; -- usually with do. To do some fatal execution. Shak.

6. The act of sacking a town. [Obs. ] Beau. & FL.

EXECUTIONER

EXECUTIONER Ex `e *cu "tion *er, n.

1. One who executes; an executer. Bacon.

2. One who puts to death in conformity to legal warrant, as a hangman.

EXECUTIVE

Ex *ec "u *tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. exécutif. ]

Defn: Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect; as, executive talent; qualifying for, concerned with, or pertaining to, the execution of the laws or the conduct of affairs; as, executive power or authority; executive duties, officer, department, etc.

Note: In government, executive is distinguished from legislative and judicial; legislative being applied to the organ or organs of government which make the laws; judicial, to that which interprets and applies the laws; executive, to that which carries them into effect or secures their due performance.

EXECUTIVE

EXECUTIVE Ex *ec "u *tive, n.

Defn: An impersonal title of the chief magistrate or officer who administers the government, whether king, president, or governor; the governing person or body.

EXECUTIVELY

EXECUTIVELY Ex *ec "u *tive *ly, adv.

Defn: In the way of executing or performing.

EXECUTOR

Ex *ec "u *tor, n. Etym: [L. executor, exsecutor: cf. F. exécuteur. Cf. Executer. ]

1. One who executes or performs; a doer; as, an executor of baseness. Shak.

2. An executioner. [Obs. ] Delivering o'er to executors pa. .. The lazy, yawning drone. Shak.

3. (Law )

Defn: The person appointed by a Executor de son tort Etym: [Of. , executor of his own wrong ] (Law ), a stranger who intermeddles without authority in the distribution of the estate of a deceased person.

EXECUTORIAL

Ex *ec `u *to "ri *al, a. Etym: [LL. executorialis.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to an executive.

EXECUTORSHIP

EXECUTORSHIP Ex *ec "u *tor *ship, n.

Defn: The office of an executor.

EXECUTORY

Ex *ec "u *to *ry, a. Etym: [LL. executorius, L. exsecutorius: cf. F.exécutoire. ]

1. Pertaining to administration, or putting the laws in force; executive. The official and executory duties of government. Burke.

2. (Law )

Defn: Designed to be executed or carried into effect in time to come, or to take effect on a future contingency; as, an executory devise, reminder, or estate; an executory contract. Blackstone.

EXECUTRESS

Ex *ec "u *tress, n. Etym: [Cf. F. exécutrice.]

Defn: An executrix.

EXECUTRIX

Ex *ec "u *trix, n. Etym: [LL. ] (Law )

Defn: A woman exercising the functions of an executor.

New American Oxford Dictionary

exec

ex ec |egˈzek ɪɡˈzek | ▶noun informal an executive: top execs. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: abbreviation.

execrable

ex e cra ble |ˈeksikrəbəl ˈɛksəkrəbəl | ▶adjective extremely bad or unpleasant: execrable cheap wine. DERIVATIVES ex e cra bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘expressing or involving a curse ’): via Old French from Latin execrabilis, from exsecrari ‘to curse ’ (see execrate ).

execrate

ex e crate |ˈeksiˌkrāt ˈɛksəkreɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] feel or express great loathing for: they were execrated as dangerous and corrupt. • [ no obj. ] archaic curse; swear. DERIVATIVES ex e cra tion |ˌeksiˈkrāSHən |noun, ex e cra tive |-ˌkrātiv |adjective, ex e cra to ry |-krəˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin exsecrat- ‘cursed, ’ from the verb exsecrari, based on sacrare ‘dedicate ’ (from sacer ‘sacred ’).

executable

ex e cut a ble |ˈeksiˌkyo͞otəbəl ˈɛksəˌkjutəbəl |Computing ▶adjective (of a file or program ) able to be run by a computer. ▶noun an executable file or program.

executant

ex ec u tant |igˈzekyətənt ɪɡˈzɛkjədənt | formal ▶noun a person who carries something into effect: executants of the publisher's will. • a person who performs music or makes a work of art or craft. ▶adjective of or relating to the performance of music or the making of works of art or craft: music is both an art and an executant skill. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French exécutant ‘carrying out, ’ present participle of exécuter (see execute ).

execute

ex e cute |ˈeksiˌkyo͞ot ˈɛksəˌkjut | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 carry out or put into effect (a plan, order, or course of action ): the corporation executed a series of financial deals. • produce (a work of art ): not only does she execute embroideries, she designs them, too. • perform (an activity or maneuver requiring care or skill ): they had to execute their dance steps with the greatest precision. • Law make (a legal instrument ) valid by signing or sealing it. • Law carry out (a judicial sentence, the terms of a will, or other order ): police executed a search warrant. • Computing carry out an instruction or program. 2 carry out a sentence of death on (a legally condemned person ): he was convicted of treason and executed. • kill (someone ) as a political act. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French executer, from medieval Latin executare, from Latin exsequi ‘follow up, carry out, punish, ’ from ex- ‘out ’ + sequi ‘follow. ’

execution

ex e cu tion |ˌeksiˈkyo͞oSHən ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən | ▶noun 1 the carrying out or putting into effect of a plan, order, or course of action: he was fascinated by the entire operation and its execution. • the technique or style with which an artistic work is produced or carried out: the opera's creative execution. • Law the putting into effect of a legal instrument or order. • Law seizure of the property or person of a debtor in default of payment. • Law short for writ of execution. • Computing the performance of an instruction or program. 2 the carrying out of a sentence of death on a condemned person: the execution of juveniles is prohibited by international law | the place of execution | executions of convicted murderers. • the killing of someone as a political act.

executioner

ex e cu tion er |ˌeksiˈkyo͞oSH (ə )nər ˌɛksəˈkjuʃ (ə )nər | ▶noun an official who carries out a sentence of death on a legally condemned person.

executive

ex ec u tive |igˈzekyətiv, eg- ɪɡˈzɛkjədɪv | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect: an executive chairman | executive authority. • relating to managing an organization or political administration and putting into effect plans, policies, or laws: the executive branch of government | the state has various executive functions. Often contrasted with legislative. ▶noun 1 a person with senior managerial responsibility in a business organization. • [ as modifier ] suitable or appropriate for a senior business executive: the executive suite | an executive jet. • an executive committee or other body within an organization: the union executive. 2 (the executive ) the person or branch of a government responsible for putting policies or laws into effect. DERIVATIVES ex ec u tive ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (as an adjective ): from medieval Latin executivus, from exsequi ‘carry out ’ (see execute ).

executive agreement

ex ec u tive a gree ment ▶noun an international agreement, usu. regarding routine administrative matters not warranting a formal treaty, made by the executive branch of the US government without ratification by the Senate.

executive council

ex ¦ecu |tive coun |cil ▶noun a council with executive power. • ( Executive Council ) (in Australia ) a body presided over by the Governor General or Governor and consisting of ministers of the Crown, which gives legal form to cabinet decisions.

executive officer

ex ec u tive of fi cer ▶noun an officer with executive power. • (in naval vessels and some other military contexts ) the officer who is second in command to the captain or commanding officer.

executive order

ex ec u tive or der ▶noun a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.

executive privilege

ex ec u tive priv i lege |ɪɡˈzɛkjədɪv | ▶noun the privilege, claimed by the president for the executive branch of the US government, of withholding information in the public interest.

executive secretary

ex ec u tive sec re tar y ▶noun a secretary with administrative responsibilities, esp. one managing the business affairs and activities of an executive or an organization.

executive session

ex ec u tive ses sion ▶noun a meeting, esp. a private one, of a legislative body for executive business.

executor

ex ec u tor ▶noun 1 |igˈzekyətər ɪɡˈzɛkjədər |Law a person or institution appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of their will. 2 |ˈeksəˌkyo͞otər ɪɡˈzekjətər |a person who produces something or puts something into effect: the makers and executors of policy. DERIVATIVES ex ec u to ri al |igˌzekyəˈtôrēəl |adjective ( rare ), ex ec u tor ship |-ˌSHip |noun, ex ec u to ry |-ˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Latin execut- ‘carried out, ’ from exsequi (see execute ).

executrix

Oxford Dictionary

exec

exec |ɪgˈzɛk, ɛg- | ▶noun informal an executive: top Hollywood execs. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: abbreviation.

execrable

execrable |ˈɛksɪkrəb (ə )l | ▶adjective extremely bad or unpleasant: execrable cheap wine. DERIVATIVES execrably adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘expressing or involving a curse ’): via Old French from Latin execrabilis, from exsecrari ‘to curse ’ (see execrate ).

execrate

execrate |ˈɛksɪkreɪt | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] feel or express great loathing for: they were execrated as dangerous and corrupt. 2 [ no obj. ] archaic curse; swear. DERIVATIVES execration |-ˈkreɪʃ (ə )n |noun, execrative adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin exsecrat- ‘cursed ’, from the verb exsecrari, based on sacrare ‘dedicate ’ (from sacer ‘sacred ’).

executable

executable |ɪgˈzɛkjʊtəb (ə )l, ɪg- |Computing ▶adjective (of a file or program ) able to be run by a computer. ▶noun an executable file or program.

executant

executant |ɪgˈzɛkjʊt (ə )nt, ɛg- | formal ▶noun a person who puts something into effect: executants of the royal will. • an artist or musician. ▶adjective relating to artistic creation or the performance of music: music is both an art and an executant skill. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French exécutant ‘carrying out ’, present participle of exécuter (see execute ).

execute

execute |ˈɛksɪkjuːt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 put (a plan, order, or course of action ) into effect: the corporation executed a series of financial deals. • produce (a work of art ). • perform (a skilful action or manoeuvre ): they had to execute their dance steps with the greatest precision. • Law make (a legal instrument ) valid by signing or sealing it. • Law carry out (a judicial sentence, the terms of a will, or other order ): police executed a search warrant. • Computing carry out an instruction or program. 2 carry out a sentence of death on (a legally condemned person ): he was convicted of treason and executed. • kill (someone ) as a political act. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French executer, from medieval Latin executare, from Latin exsequi ‘follow up, punish ’, from ex- ‘out ’ + sequi ‘follow ’.

execution

exe |cu ¦tion |ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the carrying out of a plan, order, or course of action: he was fascinated by the entire operation and its execution. • the technique or style with which an artistic work is produced or carried out: the film is entirely professional in its execution. • Law the putting into effect of a legal instrument or order. • Law seizure of the property or person of a debtor in default of payment. • Computing the performance of an instruction or program. 2 the carrying out of a sentence of death on a condemned person: the execution of juveniles is prohibited by international law | [ count noun ] : there were mass arrests and executions. • the killing of someone as a political act.

executioner

exe |cu ¦tion ¦er |ɛksɪˈkjuːʃ (ə )nə | ▶noun an official who carries out a sentence of death on a condemned person.

executive

executive |ɪgˈzɛkjʊtɪv, ɛg- | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] relating to or having the power to put plans or actions into effect: an executive chairman | executive authority. • denoting or relating to the part of a political administration with responsibility for putting into effect laws drawn up by the legislature: the executive branch of government. Often contrasted with legislative. ▶noun 1 a person with senior managerial responsibility in a business. • [ as modifier ] suitable for a senior business executive: an executive house. • an executive committee or other body within an organization: the union executive. 2 (the executive ) the branch of a government responsible for putting decisions or laws into effect. DERIVATIVES executively adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin executivus, from exsequi (see execute ).

executive agreement

executive council

executive officer

ex ¦ecu |tive of ¦fi |cer ▶noun an officer with executive power. • (in naval vessels and some other military contexts ) the officer who is second in command to the captain or commanding officer.

executive order

ex ¦ecu |tive order ▶noun US Law a rule or order issued by the President to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.

executive privilege

ex ¦ecu |tive priv ¦il |ege ▶noun [ mass noun ] the privilege, claimed by the President for the executive branch of the US government, of withholding information in the public interest.

executive secretary

ex ec u tive sec re tar y ▶noun a secretary with administrative responsibilities, esp. one managing the business affairs and activities of an executive or an organization.

executive session

ex ¦ecu |tive ses |sion ▶noun US a closed meeting of a governing body.

executor

executor |ɪgˈzɛkjʊtə, ɛg- | ▶noun 1 Law a person or institution appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of their will. 2 a person who produces something or puts something into effect: the makers and executors of policy. DERIVATIVES executorial |-ˈtɔːrɪəl |adjective ( rare ), executorship noun, executory adjective ORIGIN Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Latin execut- ‘carried out ’, from exsequi (see execute ).

executrix

executrix |ɪgˈzɛkjuːtrɪks, ɛg- | ▶noun ( pl. executrices |-trɪsiːz | or executrixes ) Law a female executor of a will. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin, from Latin executor (see executor ).

American Oxford Thesaurus

execrable

execrable adjective an execrable piece of work: appalling, atrocious, lamentable, egregious, awful, dreadful, terrible; disgusting, deplorable, disgraceful, frightful, reprehensible, abhorrent, loathsome, odious, hateful, vile, abysmal, lousy, godawful. ANTONYMS admirable.

execute

execute verb 1 he was convicted and executed: put to death, kill; hang, behead, guillotine, electrocute, send to the (electric ) chair, shoot, put before a firing squad; informal string up, fry. 2 the corporation executed a series of financial deals: carry out, accomplish, bring off /about, achieve, complete, engineer, conduct; informal pull off; formal effectuate. 3 a well-executed act: perform, present, render; stage.

execution

execution noun 1 the execution of the plan: implementation, carrying out, accomplishment, bringing off /about, engineering, attainment, realization. 2 the execution of the play: performance, presentation, rendition, rendering, staging. 3 thousands were sentenced to execution: capital punishment, the death penalty; the gibbet, the gallows, the noose, the rope, the scaffold, the guillotine, the firing squad, the electric chair, the chair.

executioner

executioner noun today he meets his executioner: hangman; historical headsman.

executive

executive adjective executive powers: administrative, decision-making, managerial; lawmaking. ▶noun 1 top-level bank executives: chief, head, director, senior official, senior manager, CEO, chief executive officer; informal boss, exec, suit, big cheese. 2 the executive has increased in number: administration, management, directorate; government, legislative body.

Oxford Thesaurus

execrable

execrable adjective an execrable piece of work: appalling, awful, dreadful, terrible, frightful, atrocious, very bad, lamentable; disgusting, deplorable, disgraceful, reprehensible, shameful, abominable, abhorrent, loathsome, odious, heinous, hateful, detestable, despicable, foul, vile, scandalous, contemptible, repugnant, repellent, revolting, unspeakable, wretched; informal abysmal, diabolical, shocking, rotten, woeful, lousy, dire, the pits, God-awful, tenth-rate; Brit. informal chronic, pants, a load of pants; vulgar slang crap, shit; rare egregious. ANTONYMS good, admirable.

execrate

execrate verb the men were execrated as dangerous and corrupt: revile, denounce, decry, condemn, vilify; detest, loathe, hate, abhor, abominate, despise, regard with disgust, feel disgust for, feel aversion /revulsion to; rare excoriate, anathematize, vilipend. ANTONYMS praise; adore.

execute

execute verb 1 he was convicted of treason and executed: put to death, carry out a sentence of death on, kill; hang, send to the gibbet, behead, guillotine, decapitate, electrocute, shoot, put before a firing squad, send to the gas chamber, garrotte, crucify, stone to death; lynch; N. Amer. send to the electric chair, send to the chair; informal string up; N. Amer. informal fry; in Turkey, historical bowstring. 2 the corporation executed a series of financial deals: carry out, accomplish, perform, implement, effect, bring off, bring about, achieve, carry off, carry through, complete, enact, enforce, put into effect, put into practice, do, discharge, prosecute, engineer, administer, attain, realize, fulfil; perpetrate; informal pull off, swing, cut; archaic acquit oneself of; rare effectuate. 3 a variety act which is cleverly conceived and fairly well executed: perform, present, render; stage, put on.

execution

execution noun 1 the execution of the plan: implementation, carrying out, accomplishment, performance, effecting, bringing off, bringing about, achievement, carrying off, carrying through, completion, enactment, enforcement, discharge, prosecution, engineering, attainment, realization, fulfilment; perpetration. 2 the execution of the play: performance, presentation, rendition, rendering, staging; delivery, technique, style. 3 thousands were sentenced to execution or imprisonment: capital punishment, the death penalty, being put to death, killing; the gibbet, the gallows, the noose, the rope, the scaffold, the guillotine, the firing squad; N. Amer. the (electric ) chair; informal the drop; N. Amer. informal necktie party; historical noyade.

executioner

executioner noun hangman, official killer; firing squad; historical headsman, Jack Ketch.

executive

executive adjective a district assembly with executive powers: administrative, decision-making, directorial, directing, controlling, managerial; law-making, regulating; professional, white-collar. ▶noun 1 a top-level meeting of executives at the investment bank: chief, head, principal, senior official, senior manager, senior administrator; director, managing director, MD, CEO, chief executive officer, president, chairman, chairwoman, controller; Brit. director general; informal boss, boss man, top dog, bigwig, big wheel, big Daddy, big Chief, exec, suit; Brit. informal guv'nor; N. Amer. informal numero uno, Mister Big, (head ) honcho, big kahuna, big white chief, sachem, padrone; derogatory fat cat. 2 the executive has increased in number: administration, leadership, management, directorate, directors; government, legislative body; informal top brass.

French Dictionary

exécrable

exécrable adj. adjectif Affreux, très mauvais. : Il est d ’une humeur exécrable. SYNONYME désagréable ; haïssable ; horrible . Prononciation Le mot peut se prononcer de deux façons, [ɛgzekrabl, ɛksekrabl ]

exécrablement

exécrablement adv. adverbe littéraire De manière exécrable. Prononciation Le mot peut se prononcer de deux façons, [ɛgzekrabləmɑ̃, ɛksekrabləmɑ̃ ]

exécrer

exécrer v. tr. verbe transitif littéraire Détester, avoir en horreur. : Ils exècrent cette vulgarité. SYNONYME abhorrer ; abominer ; avoir en aversion ; haïr . posséder Conjugaison Le é se change en è devant une syllabe contenant un e muet, sauf à l ’indicatif futur et au conditionnel présent. J ’exècre, mais j ’exécrerai.Prononciation Le mot peut se prononcer de deux façons, [ɛgzekre, ɛksekre ]

exécutant

exécutant , ante n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui exécute une tâche. : Ils sont à la fois des concepteurs et des exécutants. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom exécuteur, bourreau.

exécuter

exécuter v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Mettre en application, accomplir. : Exécuter un projet. SYNONYME réaliser . 2 Interpréter (une œuvre musicale ). : Le pianiste a exécuté ses sonates avec brio. SYNONYME jouer . 3 Faire mourir, par décision de justice. : On a exécuté le condamné. verbe pronominal Se décider à agir. : Ils se sont exécutés à regret. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ils se sont exécutés avec brio. aimer

exécuteur

exécuteur , trice n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Bourreau. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom exécutant, personne qui exécute une tâche. LOCUTIONS Exécuteur des hautes œuvres. anciennement Bourreau. Exécuteur testamentaire. Personne chargée de l ’application d ’un testament. Note Technique Cette expression a été remplacée par liquidateur, liquidatrice dans le nouveau Code civil.

exécutif

exécutif , ive adj. et n. m. adjectif Relatif à la mise en œuvre des lois. : Le pouvoir exécutif. nom masculin Organe exerçant le pouvoir de faire appliquer les lois dans un État. FORMES FAUTIVES chef exécutif. Calque de « executive chef » pour chef des cuisines. comité exécutif (d ’une entreprise ). Calque de « executive committee » pour conseil de direction, comité directeur. exécutif. Anglicisme au sens de direction, conseil de direction, dirigeant, le bureau (d ’une association, d ’un parti ). exécutif syndical. Calque de « union executive » pour bureau syndical. secrétaire exécutif, exécutive. Anglicisme pour secrétaire de direction. vice-président exécutif. Anglicisme pour vice-président directeur, premier vice-président.

exécution

exécution n. f. nom féminin 1 Action, manière d ’exécuter ce qui a été demandé. : L ’exécution rapide d ’un travail. SYNONYME réalisation . 2 Interprétation, réalisation. : L ’exécution de cette sonate était très réussie. LOCUTIONS Exécution (capitale ). Mise à mort d ’un condamné. : Au Canada, il n ’y a plus d ’exécutions: la peine de mort a été abolie. Mettre à exécution. Réaliser. : Une fois la décision prise, il faut maintenant la mettre à exécution.

exécutoire

exécutoire adj. adjectif droit Qui doit être exécuté.

Spanish Dictionary

execrable

execrable adjetivo Que merece ser condenado o criticado con severidad :conducta execrable; crimen execrable .

execración

execración nombre femenino 1 Condena o crítica muy severas .2 Pérdida del carácter sagrado de un lugar por profanación o accidente .3 lit Figura retórica que consiste en introducir formas o frases con que se execra .

execrar

execrar verbo transitivo 1 Condenar y maldecir [una persona con autoridad religiosa o en nombre de cosas sagradas ] a alguien o algo .2 Sentir una intensa aversión por algo o por alguien :cada mañana podía traer la noticia del execrado triunfo .SINÓNIMO abominar .

execratorio, -ria

execratorio, -ria adjetivo Que sirve para execrar .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

exec

ex ec /ɪɡzék /名詞｟主に話｠＝executive .

execrable

ex e cra ble /éksɪkrəb (ə )l /形容詞｟かたく｠1 非常に悪い (very bad ), ひどい .2 呪（のろ）うべき, 憎むべき, 忌まわしい .é x e cra bly 副詞

executary

ex ec u ta ry /ɪɡzékjət (ə )ri /名詞 C 重役秘書 .

execute

ex e cute /éksɪkjùːt / (! exe-は /eksɪ /; 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖語源は「追求する」〗(名形 )executive 動詞～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; -cuting 他動詞 1 «…の罪で » 〈人〉の死刑を執行する , …を処刑する «for » (!しばしば受け身で ) ; 〈人〉を殺す ▸ The prisoner was executed for murder .その受刑者は殺人の罪で死刑を執行された 2 ｟かたく｠〈人が〉〈義務計画職務など〉を実行 [遂行 ]する ; 〈約束など〉を履行する (｟よりくだけて｠carry out )▸ execute the plan [work ]その計画 [仕事 ]を実行する .3 ｟かたく｠〈困難な [技術を要する ]行為〉を成し遂げる ; 〈曲〉を演奏する ; (ダンスで )〈ステップ〉を踏む .4 ｟かたく｠〈芸術作品など〉を制作する .5 〘法〙〈法律判決遺言状など〉を執行する ; 〈証書契約書など〉に署名 [調印 ]する .6 〘コンピュ〙〈プログラム〉を実行する .

execution

ex e cu tion /èksɪkjúːʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U C 死刑執行, 処刑 ▸ execution by hanging 絞首刑 2 U ｟かたく｠(義務計画などの )実行, 遂行, 達成 ; (約束などの )履行 ▸ the execution of one's duties 職責の遂行 3 U ｟かたく｠(芸術作品の )制作 ; 演技, 演奏, 出来栄え .4 〘法〙U (法律判決遺言などの )実施, 施行, 執行 ; (裁判所の )執行令状 ; 強制執行 .5 U C 〘コンピュ〙(プログラムの )実行 .

executioner

è x e c ú tion er 名詞 C 死刑執行人 .

executive

ex ec u tive /ɪɡzékjətɪv / (! exe-は /ɪɡze /; 強勢は第2音節 ) →execute 名詞複～s /-z /1 C (企業などの )経営者 [陣 ], 役員 , 幹部 , 重役 , 取締役 (｟略｠exec. ).2 C 行政官 ; 〖the ～〗(政府の )行政部 (executive department ) 〘三権分立で; 司法部はthe judiciary, 立法府はthe legislature 〙.3 C 〖通例単数形で〗(政党組合などの )執行部 .形容詞比較なし〖名詞の前で〗1 (特に会社や政府内で組織を )経営 [運営 ]する, 執行権を持つ ; 法律を執行する ; 行政 (上 )の , 行政部の (→judicial , legislative )▸ the chief executive officer 最高経営責任者 (｟略｠CEO )▸ the executive producer (映画などの )製作総指揮者 ▸ an executive body [committee ]執行 [実行 ]委員会 2 (会社などの )幹部用の , 経営陣のための .3 ｟くだけて｠高級な, (高価で )高品質の .～́ agr è ement ｟米｠行政協定〘行政官による米国政府と外国政府間の協定〙.～́ b ò ard 〖通例the ～; 単複両扱い〗重役 [理事 ]会 ; 上層部 .～̀ dir é ctor (企業の )常務取締役 .E -̀ M á nsion ｟米｠〖the ～〗1 米国大統領官邸 (the White House ).2 州知事官邸 .～́ ò fficer 1 〘陸軍〙(連隊以下の )副隊長 .2 〘海軍〙(軍艦などの )副長 .3 (機構の )行政官 .4 (企業などの )経営者, 幹部, 役員 .～̀ ó rder ｟米｠〖しばしばE - O- 〗(政府の行政部門に発する )大統領命令 .～̀ pr í vilege ｟米｠(守秘事項に関する )大統領特権, 行政府特権 .～̀ s é ssion ｟米｠(上院の )行政審議会〘官吏の任命条約の批准などを審議する秘密会議〙; (一般に )秘密会議 .～ly 副詞

executor

ex ec u tor /ɪɡzékjətə r , ｟米｠1 ではまた éksɪkjùːtə r /名詞 C 1 〘法〙遺言執行者 .2 実行者, 遂行者, 執行者 .