Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What does precatory mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word precatory? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Expressing a wish.
  2. (law) Expressing a wish but not creating any legal obligation or duty.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Similar Words
Examples
Two extremely toxic plants are castor bean and precatory bean or rosary pea.
Finally, what is the incentive of accountants to follow the precatory guidance of the organisation?
If you give shareholders something meaningful to vote on — something that isn't precatory only — they will step up to the plate.
The vehicle whereby the preliminary draft Protocol sought to answer these needs was in its precatory provisions.
Such a provision is of a precatory nature and probably does not add much to the already existing obligation to interpret international Conventions in a consistent and uniform manner.
This is a fiddly process, with lots of tricky details, compared with the usual precatory motions.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
9-letter Words Starting With
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024