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Execution and Evolution

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 process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage. )
    • usage: "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"
  • Biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms. (.