Definition of promissory in English:
promissory
adjective ˈprɒmɪs(ə)riˈprɑməˌsɔri
1Law
Conveying or implying a promise.
statements that are promissory in nature
Example sentencesExamples
- A party relying on the doctrine of promissory estoppel must establish that the other has by word or conduct made a promise intended to affect their legal relationship and to be acted upon.
- I should add that I do not consider the doctrine or promissory estoppel to apply in these circumstances.
- The promissory estoppel is my argument with the High Court and I feel that the Full Court overlooked it because they constantly said to us that it was a compromised offer.
- Once there is a genuine issue for trial regarding the validity of the Agreement, the promissory estoppel argument also fails.
- It is quite normal for both vendor and buyer to initially enter into a promissory contract which details the conditions of sale.
2archaic Indicative of something to come; full of promise.
the glow of evening is promissory of the splendid days to come
Example sentencesExamples
- As early as the play's first scene, Shakespeare links promissory language to violence.
Origin
Late Middle English: from medieval Latin promissorius, from promiss- 'promised', from the verb promittere (see promise).
Definition of promissory in US English:
promissory
adjectiveˈprɑməˌsɔriˈpräməˌsôrē
Law 1Conveying or implying a promise.
statements that are promissory in nature
Example sentencesExamples
- It is quite normal for both vendor and buyer to initially enter into a promissory contract which details the conditions of sale.
- Once there is a genuine issue for trial regarding the validity of the Agreement, the promissory estoppel argument also fails.
- The promissory estoppel is my argument with the High Court and I feel that the Full Court overlooked it because they constantly said to us that it was a compromised offer.
- A party relying on the doctrine of promissory estoppel must establish that the other has by word or conduct made a promise intended to affect their legal relationship and to be acted upon.
- I should add that I do not consider the doctrine or promissory estoppel to apply in these circumstances.
- 1.1archaic Indicative of something to come; full of promise.
the glow of evening is promissory of the splendid days to come
Example sentencesExamples
- As early as the play's first scene, Shakespeare links promissory language to violence.
Origin
Late Middle English: from medieval Latin promissorius, from promiss- ‘promised’, from the verb promittere (see promise).