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plenary(dictionary)
PLENARY(law)

plenary (iou)



plenary adjective & noun. LME.
[Late Latin plenarius, from Latin plenus full; in sense B.2 from PLENARIUM: see -ARY1. Cf. earlier PLENAR.]
A. adjective.
Complete, entire, perfect, not deficient in any element or respect; absolute, unqualified. LME.
plenary indulgence Roman Catholic Church a complete remission of temporal punishment for sin. plenary inspiration: see INSPIRATION noun.
J. A. Froude A legate..sent with plenary powers to hear the cause.
Having all the members of an assembly etc. present; fully constituted, fully attended. M16.
plenary session a full meeting of a conference etc., the participants in which otherwise meet in smaller groups.
b. Of, presented to, or taking place at a full session of a conference etc. L20.
Law. Of an ordinary proceeding: complete, with all its formal steps. Opp. summary. E18.
Possessing full powers or authority. rare. M19.
b. noun.
ellipt.
a. = plenary indulgence above. rare. E19.
b. = plenary session above; in plenary, (of an assembly, conference, etc.) fully constituted or attended in plenary session. M20.
New Yorker In his speech to the conference plenary he appeared to be struggling.
= PLENARIUM. E20.
plenarily adverb L16.