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Expression and Execution

noun

  • The feelings expressed on a person's face.
    • usage: "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
  • Expression without words.
    • usage: "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
  • The communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions.
    • usage: "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours"
  • A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations.
    • usage: "pardon the expression"
  • The style of expressing yourself.
    • usage: "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
  • A group of symbols that make a mathematical statement.
  • Genetics) the process of expressing a gene. (
  • A group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit.
    • usage: "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
  • The act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing.
    • usage: "the expression of milk from her breast"

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.