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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Executory \Ex*ec"u*to*ry\, a. [LL. executorius, L. exsecutorius:
cf.F. ex['e]cutoire.]
1. Pertaining to administration, or putting the laws in
force; executive.
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The official and executory duties of government.
--Burke.
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2. (Law) Designed to be executed or carried into effect in
time to come, or to take effect on a future contingency;
as, an executory devise, reminder, or estate; an executory
contract. --Blackstone.
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