indictiveadj.
/ɪnˈdɪktɪv/ rare.† 1. Proclaimed or appointed by authority. Obsolete.
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society > authority > command > command or bidding > [adjective] > ordaining, prescribing, or appointing > ordained, prescribed, or appointed
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assignedc1374
ordaineda1382
peremptor1397
prescriptc1460
constitute1483
prescribedc1503
assigneea1513
stinteda1513
peremptory1513
pointed1523
appointed1535
state1581
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indictive1656
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mandated1944
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Indictive, that which is declared, appointed, or solemnly uttered, whereunto the people were wont to be called by Proclamation.
1696 B. Kennett Romæ Antiquæ Notitia ii. x. (R.) The funus publicum..may be sometimes understood as entirely the same with the indictive funeral, and sometimes only as a species of it.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Indictive, an Epithet given to certain Feast-Days appointed by the Roman Magistrates.
2. Accusing, containing an indictment or charge.
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society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > [adjective]
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1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad ix. 86 Each sang his indictive narrative in turn.
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