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Webster 1913 Edition

Constructive

Con-struct′ive

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
constructif
.]
1.
Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction;
as, to exhibit
constructive
power
.
The
constructive
fingers of Watts.
Emerson.
2.
Derived from, or depending on, construction, inference, or interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred.
Constructive crimes
(Law)
,
acts having effects analogous to those of some statutory or common law crimes; as, constructive treason. Constructive crimes are no longer recognized by the courts.
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Constructive notice
,
notice imputed by construction of law.
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Constructive trust
,
a trust which may be assumed to exist, though no actual mention of it be made.

Webster 1828 Edition

Constructive

CONSTRUCTIVE

,
Adj.
By construction; created or deduced by construction, or mode of interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred; as constructive treason.
Stipulations, expressed or implied, formal or constructive.

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