revisory
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of revisory
Example Sentences
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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
However, in England the doctrine of the common law yielded to the later doctrine of the omnipotence of Parliament, while in France the revisory power of the judiciary was terminated by the French Revolution.
From The Constitution of the United States A Brief Study of the Genesis, Formulation and Political Philosophy of the Constitution by Beck, James M. (James Montgomery)
H. Byrne, the president of the Brooklyn club, who was indefatigable in doing the large amount of revisory work which was thrown upon the committee.
From Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889 by Chadwick, Henry
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 Hoover, Herbert
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