Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to execution or administration; executive.
- adjective In effect; operative.
- adjective Law Requiring something to be done or to happen before being fulfilled, as a contract.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to execution, especially to the performance of official duties; required or fitted to be carried into effect; executive.
- In law, to be executed or carried into effect in future; containing provision for its execution or carrying into effect; intended or of such a nature as to take effect on a future contingency: as, an executory contract, devise, limitation, or remainder.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to administration, or putting the laws in force; executive.
- adjective (Law) Designed to be executed or carried into effect in time to come, or to take effect on a future contingency
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
administration orexecution .
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Examples
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In both instances, however, the investors' lawyers balked at Lehman's plan because the liquidating investment bank intends to assume the derivatives deals as so-called executory contracts—that is, a contract under which both parties still have performance obligations remaining.
Smaller Investors Balk at Lehman Bankruptcy Plan Patrick Fitzgerald 2011
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Yesterday's term was executory, which is defined as:
Define That Term #62 2006
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This clause is self-executory, that is to say, its enforcement is dependent upon the judicial process.
The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 Edward Samuel Corwin 1920
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For treaty provisions of an "executory" character, _see_ ibid.
The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 Edward Samuel Corwin 1920
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These contracts are therefore, treated as 'executory' or 'own use' contracts.
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Of most importance to Guild locals is a debtor's right, during these proceedings, to reject any "executory" contract-that is, a contract under which future services are owed.
Extra! Extra! 2008
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Of most importance to Guild locals is a debtor's right, during these proceedings, to reject any "executory" contract-that is, a contract under which future services are owed.
Extra! Extra! 2008
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Of most importance to Guild locals is a debtor's right, during these proceedings, to reject any "executory" contract-that is, a contract under which future services are owed.
Extra! Extra! 2008
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Of most importance to Guild locals is a debtor's right, during these proceedings, to reject any "executory" contract-that is, a contract under which future services are owed.
Extra! Extra! 2008
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Of most importance to Guild locals is a debtor's right, during these proceedings, to reject any "executory" contract-that is, a contract under which future services are owed.
Extra! Extra! 2008
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