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

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

As to many of these minor matters, the function of the Commission might well be made revisory, and the primary responsibility delegated to subordinate officials after the practice long in vogue in the executive departments.

From State of the Union Address by Herbert Hoover

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

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