EXECUTORY
Adjective
executory (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to administration or execution.
(legal) Yet to be completed; not fully executed, performed or carried out; lacking in execution, unfulfilled; so, yet to take effect.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*ec"u*to*ry, a. Etym: [LL. executorius, L. exsecutorius: cf.F. exécutoire.]
1. Pertaining to administration, or putting the laws in force; executive. The official and executory duties of government. Burke.
2. (Law)
Definition: Designed to be executed or carried into effect in time to come, or to take effect on a future contingency; as, an executory devise, reminder, or estate; an executory contract. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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