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negatory en · ADJ

From Medieval Latin negātōrius (possibly via Middle French negatoire), from Latin negātus.

(not-comparable) Negative; negating.
- negatory prefix
- In any case, a negatory action may be brought only for a single instance of violation. 2011, Wolfgang Faber, Brigitta Lurger, Acquisition and Loss of Ownership of Goods, page 1244:
- No negative Words are necessary here, because the qualifying Words will be absolutely negatory, if they do not imply an Exclusion of the superior Courts. 1768, Lord Chief Baron Parker, A Report of the Proceedings, Particularly on the Commission in Error, in the Cause of, Thomas Harrison, … against John Alexander…, pages 198–199:

From Medieval Latin negātōrius (possibly via Middle French negatoire), from Latin negātus.

(qualifier:CB radio slang) No.
- Ah, you wanna give me a 10-9 on that, Pig Pen? Negatory, Pig Pen, you're still too close. Yeah, them hogs is startin' to close up my sinuses. Mercy sake's, you better back off another ten. 1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall:
- Dolores... was asking if he had crossed the Penobscot River in Medway yet. "That's a negatory on that one, Darlin'." 1991, Rick Hautala, Cold Whisper, page 421: