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revisory

American  
[ri-vahy-zuh-ree] / rɪˈvaɪ zə ri /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or for the purpose of revision.


revisory British  
/ rɪˈvaɪzərɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or having the power to revise

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of revisory

First recorded in 1840–50; revise + -ory 1

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The revisory commission, appointed by the General Convention, is headed by the Rt.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bishop Edwin Vincent O'Hara of Kansas City, head of the revisory committee, says that by 1944 U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

The revisory powers of the Judiciary over the acts of Congress were not given in order to excuse the Congress from exercising its preliminary judgment upon the constitutionality of its own acts.

From The Middle Period 1817-1858 by John William Burgess

The Landgericht exercises a revisory jurisdiction over judgments of the Amtsgerichte, and possesses a more extended original jurisdiction in both civil and criminal matters.

From The Governments of Europe by Frederic Austin Ogg

Of course I must practice a general directory and revisory power in the matter.

From The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863 by Abraham Lincoln

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