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commissive.

By commission; resulting from a positive act.

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Meaning & usage

adj
  1. By commission; resulting from a positive act.

    This error was commissive rather than omissive.
  2. Making a commitment, such as a promise or threat, by illocutionary means.

    "I will kill you if you do that" is a commissive statement.
noun
  1. A speech act by which a commitment is made, such as a promise or threat.

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