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performatory

9.9

Words that make something happen when someone says them, for example a judge's decision

adjective
/pərˈfɔːrməˌtɔːri/

Formal

: performativo

The judge's performatory statement made the verdict official in the eyes of the law.

Examples

When the president made a performatory declaration, it immediately changed the status of the territory.
In law, some statements are considered performatory and create obligations.
Her words were not just symbolic; they were performatory and had real consequences.
The performatory nature of the contract made it binding.
The judge's performatory statement officially confirmed the defendant's conviction.
When the mayor issued a performatory order, it instantly activated the emergency response procedures.
Her speech was performatory, and it immediately authorized the renovations for the community center.

Synonyms

effectual

vsperformatory

Formal

1 7.5

Having legal force so it is valid and can be used in court

is created when spoken or declared rather than by other actions

sanctionative

vsperformatory

Formal

9.9

Having the power to give official permission or approval

acts by being spoken or declared rather than by granting permission or punishment

How Binding

irrevocable

14 8.1

binding

Formal

4.6

enforceable

Specialized

14 6.6

performatory

Formal

9.9

symbolic

158 4.3

Surface Forms

performatory positive

Morphology

performatory = perform (semi-transparent) = perform + atory

The parts 'perform' + '-atory' are form-analysable, but the specific legal/linguistic sense (utterances that produce legal effect) is specialized and not directly derivable by an average learner.

Etymology

Performatory comes from the verb perform, where per- means 'through' or 'completely' and form means 'make', so perform is 'to do' or 'carry out'. So a performatory statement is one that actually makes something happen or has a legal effect when it is spoken.