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
This is styled making the foreign judgment executory.
From The American Judiciary by Baldwin, Simeon E., LLD
Another classification is into executed and executory contracts.
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
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
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