Executory

//ɪɡˈzɛk.jʊ.tə.ɹi// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to administration or execution. not-comparable

    "An executory interest is a future interest in a grantee which will not automatically become possessory and which follows a prior estate which will not terminate inevitably."

  2. 2
    Yet to be completed; not fully executed, performed or carried out; lacking in execution, unfulfilled; so, yet to take effect. not-comparable

Example

More examples

"An executory interest is a future interest in a grantee which will not automatically become possessory and which follows a prior estate which will not terminate inevitably."

Etymology

From Middle English executory, from Latin execūtōrius. By surface analysis, execute + -ory.

Related phrases

executory interestfee simple subject to executory interestfee simple subject to executory limitationshifting executory interestspringing executory interest

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