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Execution and Effect

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

  • A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.
    • usage: "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
  • An outward appearance.
    • usage: "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"
  • An impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived. )
    • usage: "he just did it for effect"
  • The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work.
  • Of a law. ( having legal validity)
    • usage: "the law is still in effect"
  • A symptom caused by an illness or a drug.
    • usage: "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"

verb

  • Produce.
    • usage: "The scientists set up a shock wave"
  • Act so as to bring into existence.
    • usage: "effect a change"
(DoD) The physical or behavioral state of a system that results from an action, a set of actions, or another effect.
(DoD) The result, outcome, or consequence of an action.
(DoD) A change to a condition, behavior, or degree of freedom.