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
All but one of them said that before the executory letters were published a monition must first be sent to the King.
From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by Froude, J.A.
Peck of an executory contract accompanying the grant.
From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel
The purpose did not extend to agreements which were executory on both sides, because there no question of theft could arise.
From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Another classification is into executed and executory contracts.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney
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