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executory

 
Dictionary: ex·ec·u·to·ry   (ĭg-zĕk'yə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) pronunciation

adj.
  1. Of or relating to execution or administration; executive.
  2. In effect; operative.
  3. Law. Intended to go into effect or having the potential of becoming effective at a future time; contingent.

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Not fully accomplished or completed, but contingent upon the occurrence of some event or the performance of some act in the future; not vested; opposite of executed. See also Execute.

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

That which is yet to be fully executed or performed; that which remains to be carried into operation or effect; incomplete; depending upon a future performance or event. The opposite of executed.

 
 

 

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