deductoryadj.
/dɪˈdʌktəri/ rare.† 1. Law. Having the effect of bringing a matter before a court (see deduce v. 2b). Obsolete.
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [adjective] > having effect of bringing before court
deductory1613
1613 H. Finch Law (1636) 490 Being not diductory to bring any matter into plea or solemne action, but onely Commandatorie or Prohibitorie.
2. = deductive adj.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adjective] > consequential or indirect
oblique1528
consequential1627
deductory1655
indirect1823
spillover1953
ripple-through1962
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > process of inferring, inference > [adjective]
collective1645
inferential1657
deductive1661
inductional1829
deductory1889
1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ix. 222 A consequential, and deductory felonie.
1889 J. D. Hunting in National Rev. 14 219 Ascertained by fair deductory evidence.
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