executory
Americanadjective
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(of a law, agreement, etc) coming into operation at a future date; not yet effective
an executory contract
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executive; administrative
Etymology
Origin of executory
1400–50; late Middle English executorie operative, being in effect < Late Latin ex ( s ) ecūtōrius executive. See execute, -tory 1
Example Sentences
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One columnist JC Punongbayan tweeted the order was "not immediate and executory", adding that it would be "business as usual".
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2022
An executed contract, as the name implies, is completed, an executory contract is to be executed or completed.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney
They have done little; and what they have done is good for nothing,—for it is totally destitute of an executory principle.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
They will be able to serve him effectually; because they will add the weight of the country to the force of the executory power.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
A lawyer who "what he this day has proved to be a contingent remainder, to-morrow he will with equal learning show must operate as an executory devise or as a springing use."
From Notes and Queries, Number 43, August 24, 1850 by Various
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