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Execution and Dispatch

noun

  • Putting a condemned person to death.
  • The act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it.
    • usage: "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"
  • Computer science. ( the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer)
  • Law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it. ( so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable)
  • A routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out.
  • The act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order.
    • usage: "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"
  • Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being.

Execution is the process of completing an order to buy or sell securities. Once a trade is executed, it is reported by a Confirmation Report; settlement (payment and transfer of ownership) occurs in the U. S. Between one (mutual funds) and three (stocks) days after an order is executed. The time varies greatly across countries. In France, for example settlements are only once per month.

noun

verb

  • Send away towards a designated goal.
  • Complete or carry out.
    • usage: "discharge one's duties"
  • Kill intentionally and with premeditation.
    • usage: "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
  • Dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently.
    • usage: "He dispatched the task he was assigned"
  • Kill without delay.
    • usage: "the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators"