Revisory
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having the power or purpose to revise or review.
"An appellate jurisdiction , therefore , that acts , and is acted upon alternatively , in the exercise of an independent revisory authority , must have the means , and can scarcely fail to possess the will , to give it a full and satisfactory review"
Example
More examples"An appellate jurisdiction , therefore , that acts , and is acted upon alternatively , in the exercise of an independent revisory authority , must have the means , and can scarcely fail to possess the will , to give it a full and satisfactory review"
Etymology
From revise + -ory.
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