resolutive

English

Etymology

Compare French résolutif.

Adjective

resolutive (comparative more resolutive, superlative most resolutive)

1. Serving to dissolve or relax.
   • 1681, James Dalrymple, The Institutions of the Law of Scotland […] :

     But for clearing further of the Point , distinction would be made of the Nature and Tenor of the Clause , which may either be suspensive or resolutive of the Property or Fee in the former case

References

• “resolutive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.