commissive
Plural: commissives
Adj
- By commission; resulting from a positive act.
- Making a commitment, such as a promise or threat, by illocutionary means.
Noun
- A speech act by which a commitment is made, such as a promise or threat.
Examples
- "I will kill you if you do that" is a commissive statement.
- This error was commissive rather than omissive.
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