precatory (Expressing a wish)

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• precatory — prec·a·to·ry / pre kə ˌtōr ē/ adj: expressing a wish or desire but not creating a legal obligation or affirmative duty a precatory remark the precatory words ◇ When interpreting wills, courts will look to whether a direction is precatory or… …   Law dictionary

• precatory — adjective a) Expressing a wish. December 8. . . . A precatory letter from Gillies. I must do Molière for him, I suppose; but it is wonderful that knowing the situation I am in, the poor fellow presses so hard. b) Expressing a wish but not… …   Wiktionary

• precatory — [ prɛkət(ə)ri] adjective formal relating to or expressing a wish or request. ↘Law (in a will) expressing a wish or request of the testator but not necessarily binding. Origin C17: from late L. precatorius, from precat , precari pray …   English new terms dictionary

• precatory — adjective Etymology: Late Latin precatorius, from Latin precari to pray more at pray Date: 1636 expressing a wish …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• precatory words — /prɛkətəri ˈwɜdz/ (say prekuhtuhree werdz) plural noun Law words in a legal instrument making a gift of property, expressing the wish that it be put to a particular purpose …  

• request — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Asking for Nouns 1. request, requisition, petition, plea, suit, prayer; motion, overture, application, proposition, proposal, offer, canvass, address, appeal, apostrophe, orison, incantation; prayer (see …   English dictionary for students