CONSTRUCTIVE
Con*struct"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. constructif.]
1. Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power. The constructive fingers of Watts. Emerson.
2. Derived from, or depending on, construction or interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred. Constructive crimes (Law), acts having effects analogous to those of some statutory or common law crimes; as, constructive treason. Constructive crimes are no longer recognized by the courts. — Constructive notice, notice imputed by construction of law. — Constructive trust, a trust which may be assumed to exist, though no actual mention of it be made.
CONSTRUCTIVELY
Con*struct"ive*ly, adv.
Defn: In a constructive manner; by construction or inference. A neutral must have notice of a blockade, either actually by a formal information, or constructively by notice to his government. Kent.
CONSTRUCTIVENESS
Con*struct"ive*ness, n.
1. Tendency or ability to form or construct.
2. (Phren.)
Defn: The faculty which enables one to construct, as in mechanical, artistic, or literary matters.
CONSTRUCTOR
Con*struct"or, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. constructor.]