• Verdictive

    Origin

    From verdict + -ive.

    Full definition of verdictive

    Adjective

    verdictive

    1. (pragmatics) Having the illocutionary force of issuing a judgment.

    Noun

    verdictive

    (plural verdictives)
    1. (pragmatics) A speech act whereby a judgment is issued.
      • Verdictives consist in the delivering of a finding, official or unofficial, upon evidence or reasons as to value or fact ...

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