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Execution and Practice

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 customary way of operation or behavior.
    • usage: "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
  • Systematic training by multiple repetitions.
    • usage: "practice makes perfect"
  • Translating an idea into action.
    • usage: "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism"
  • The exercise of a profession.
    • usage: "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired"
  • Knowledge of how something is usually done.
    • usage: "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"

verb

  • Carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions.
    • usage: "practice law"
  • Learn by repetition.
    • usage: "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
  • Engage in a rehearsal (of.
  • Avail oneself to.
    • usage: "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"
  • Engage in or perform.
    • usage: "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"