Self-executing
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Needing no legislation to enforce it. not-comparable
"The general rule is that constitutional provisions are self-executing, except when the provisions themselves expressly require legislations to implement them […]"
- 2 Consisting of a complete executable package that takes some action with the included data, rather than a pure data file requiring some additional tool to read it. not-comparable
"Downloadable software can be provided in several different formats. Some automatically install themselves, but others require manual procedures. A downloadable file typically is set up as a self-installing executable file, self-executing zip file, […]"
Example
More examples"The general rule is that constitutional provisions are self-executing, except when the provisions themselves expressly require legislations to implement them […]"
Etymology
From self- + executing.
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