Unexecuted: meaning, definitions and examples
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unexecuted
[ ʌnˈɛksɪˌkjuted ]
legal context
Unexecuted refers to something that has not been carried out, completed, or enforced, especially in a legal or contractual context. It often describes agreements, commands, or actions that are pending or have not yet been executed.
Synonyms
incomplete, pending, unsigned.
Examples of usage
- The contract remains unexecuted due to missing signatures.
- Several unexecuted warrants were discovered during the investigation.
- His unexecuted plans to travel remained a point of frustration.
Translations
Translations of the word "unexecuted" in other languages:
🇵🇹 não executado
🇮🇳 अविकसित
🇩🇪 nicht ausgeführt
🇮🇩 tidak dieksekusi
🇺🇦 не виконаний
🇵🇱 niezrealizowany
🇯🇵 未実行の
🇫🇷 non exécuté
🇪🇸 no ejecutado
🇹🇷 yerine getirilmemiş
🇰🇷 실행되지 않은
🇸🇦 غير المنفذ
🇨🇿 neprovedený
🇸🇰 neuskutočnený
🇨🇳 未执行的
🇸🇮 neizveden
🇮🇸 óframkvæmt
🇰🇿 орындалмаған
🇬🇪 არასრულებელი
🇦🇿 icra olunmamış
🇲🇽 no ejecutado
Etymology
The term 'unexecuted' combines the prefix 'un-', meaning 'not', with the past participle 'executed', derived from the Latin 'exsequi', which means 'to follow out' or 'to carry out'. The prefix indicates negation, thereby forming a word that describes actions that have not been carried out. The use of 'execute' in its modern sense developed in the legal realm during the Middle Ages when written instruments began to require signatures to be considered valid. Hence, something that remains unexecuted in law often points to obligations or agreements that have yet to be fulfilled, underscoring the importance of completion in legal and formal contexts.