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Definition of Provisory
1. Adjective. Subject to a proviso. "A provisory clause"
Definition of Provisory
1. a. Of the nature of a proviso; containing a proviso or condition; conditional; as, a provisory clause.
Definition of Provisory
1. Adjective. containing (a) proviso(es) ¹
2. Adjective. dependent on a condition (proviso) ¹
3. Adjective. pending something more permanent ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Provisory
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Provisory
Literary usage of Provisory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Romance of Spanish History by John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1869)
"The provisory Government.—Arguments for the Monarchy.—The Constituent Assembly.—The
Vote.—Testimony of General Dix.—Spirit of the new Constitution. ..."
2. The Philosophy of Right: With Special Reference to the Principles and by Diodato Lioy (1891)
"provisory liberty under caution is the general rule in England in regard to
delicts, and is extended even to a certain number of crimes ..."
3. The Philosophy of Right: With Special Reference to the Principles and by Diodato Lioy (1891)
"provisory liberty under caution is the general rule in England in regard to
delicts, and is extended even to a certain number of crimes. ..."
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