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executory definition

ex·ecu·tory (eg zek′yo̵̅o̅ tôr′ē, ig-; -yə-)

adjective

  1. executive; administrative
  2. Law designed to be, or capable of being, put into effect at the appropriate time

Etymology: LL exsecutorius < L exsecutus: see executor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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