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Executory
Pronunciation : Ex*ec"u*to*ry
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [LL. executorius, L. exsecutorius: cf.F. ex?cutoire.]
Definition : 1. Pertaining to administration, or putting the laws in force; executive. The official and executory duties of government. Burke.
2. (Law)
Defn: 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
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