exekútora

Exekútora is a Hungarian noun form that functions as the genitive singular of exekútor, meaning “executioner.” An exekútor is a person authorized to carry out capital punishment or to perform executions on behalf of a state, ruler, or judicial authority. The term is historical in many jurisdictions; in Hungary and much of Europe, executioners were part of a legal framework and sometimes formed local offices or guilds, with duties that could include overseeing the sentence, preparing the means of execution, and recording acts. With the abolition of the death penalty in numerous countries in the late 20th century, the practical role of the exekútor diminished, and today the term survives mainly in historical records, literature, or as a symbolic figure in culture.

In Hungarian grammar, exekútora illustrates the genitive singular formed from exekútor with the suffix -a. It is used to indicate possession or attribution, as in az exekútora ítélete ("the executioner’s verdict"). The base exekútor has the plural exekútorok, and the genitive plural is exekútoroké. The word derives from Latin executorius via medieval or modern European languages and reflects the traditional authority of the office within the justice system.