Conscriptive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Conscriptive is an adjective meaning Pertaining to conscription.
Meaning
Pertaining to conscription.
More Meanings
- Compulsory; required.
- (law) Produced through the compulsory participation of the accused; violating the accused's right to avoid self-incrimination.
- Restrictive; constricting.
- Chosen; adopted.
Example Sentences
Music and politics have a very strange relationship because music is responsive, politics is kind of... conscriptive, in a sense.
He pleaded very earnestly for such concurrent legislation which would operate as a conscriptive measure upon the accumulated wealth and resources of the country.
In deciding what constitutes a fair trial, the court has relied heavily on a distinction between what it has labelled as "real" evidence and "conscriptive" evidence.
For example, statements made by the accused will be conscriptive. So too will blood samples, breath samples, pulled hairs, re-enactments of the crime, or even the act of standing in an identification lineup.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include conscriptional, proconsular, consular, commissionary, coemptional, compulsional.
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