elicitive

comparative more elicitive · superlative most elicitive

1. Pertaining to elicitation.

   The will, therefore, considered as an elicitive principle, would be both active and passive in seeking the end.

   1951, Thomas E. Davitt, “John Duns Scotus”, in The Nature of Law, St. Louis, Mo.; London: B. Herder Book Co., →OCLC, part I (The Primacy of the Will in the Concept of Law), section I, page 29

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   We own, That as he ought to take care of the Maintenance of the Miniſtry, Schools, and Poor, ſo imperatively he may command Church Officers to do their Duties; yet we deny him an elicitive Power, either to do himſelf what is incumbent to Church Officres,^([sic]) or to depute others to adminiſter Ordinances in his Name, or by any Miniſterial Poever received from him.

   1687, James Renwick, Alexander Shiells, “The Declaration of the Present State of Our Testimony”, in An Informatory Vindication of a Poor, Wasted, Misrepresented Remnant of the Suffering, Anti-popish, Anti-prelatick, Anti-erastian, Anti-sectarian, True Presbyterian Church of Christ in Scotland. […], Edinburgh: […] R[obert] Drummond and Company, for William Gray, […], published 1744, →OCLC, page 24

   For example, some mediators are very elicitive and ask the parties a variety of questions, while others are quite directive in guiding the parties throughout the session, […]

   2007, Maria R. Volpe, “Police Mediation”, in Jack R. Greene, editor, The Encyclopedia of Police Science, 3rd edition, volume 2 (J–Z), New York, N.Y.; Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge, →ISBN, page 960, column 1