executory

American  

[ig-zek-yuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ɪgˈzɛk yəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

1. executive.

2. Law. to be performed or executed.

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executory British  

/ -trɪ, ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtərɪ /

adjective

1. (of a law, agreement, etc) coming into operation at a future date; not yet effective

   an executory contract

2. executive; administrative

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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

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

The plan proceeds expressly on the idea of enfeebling the regular executory power.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund

An unpaid promissory note is an executory contract, when paid it becomes an executed one.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney

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

But if the price is paid, and the goods are not then to pass, the transaction is a contract to sell, or an executory sale.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney