Associations to the word «Constructive»

CONSTRUCTIVE, adjective. Relating to or causing construction.

CONSTRUCTIVE, adjective. Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.

CONSTRUCTIVE, adjective. (legal) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust.

CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM, noun. (usually uncountable) Criticism intended to provide suggestions for improvement without insulting the recipient.

CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL, noun. The practice or act of forcing an employee to resign by creating a hostile work environment.

CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSALS, noun. Plural of constructive dismissal

CONSTRUCTIVE EVICTION, noun. (legal): breach of a landlord/tenant relationship that occurs when the landlord does not order the tenant to leave the property, but allows the property occupied by the tenant to fall into such poor condition that it can no longer be lived in.

CONSTRUCTIVE EVICTIONS, noun. Plural of constructive eviction

CONSTRUCTIVE FORCE, noun. (legal) Action on the part of one party which will be treated by a court as equivalent to the use of force in determining whether that party has acted improperly with respect to another.

CONSTRUCTIVE FRAUD, noun. (legal) A legal fiction describing a situation where a person or entity gained an unfair advantage over another by deceitful or unfair methods. Intent does not need to be shown.

CONSTRUCTIVE LOGIC, noun. (logic) Any kind of logic in which any proof of existence can be converted into an algorithm which constructs the mathematical object which it claims to exist.

CONSTRUCTIVE MEMORIES, noun. Plural of constructive memory

CONSTRUCTIVE MEMORY, noun. An apparent memory, of an event that did not actually happen, unconsciously constructed to fill a gap.

CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE, noun. (legal) Notice of a fact which is created by operation of law, despite a lack of actual notice.

CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST, noun. A trust created by operation of law where one party takes physical possession of property, but is legally required to use that property for the benefit of another party, in the absence of a written agreement.

CONSTRUCTIVE TRUSTS, noun. Plural of constructive trust

CONSTRUCTIVE, adjective. Constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission".

CONSTRUCTIVE, adjective. Emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good; "constructive criticism".