1. The annulment or suspension of a scheduled execution, typically a death sentence that was postponed or permanently halted
The cancelled execution was a result of new evidence that proved the defendant's innocence.
A execução cancelada foi resultado de novas provas que provaram a inocência do réu.
2. The act of preventing a scheduled task, program, or process from being carried out
The cancelled execution of the software update left the system in its previous state.
A execução cancelada da atualização de software deixou o sistema em seu estado anterior.