Legal Definition and Related Resources of Punctual
Meaning of Punctual
Synonyms of Punctual
adjective
- accurate
- ad temprn advenire
- attentive
- conscientious
- dependable
- diligent
- early
- exact
- exacting
- expeditious
- fussy
- meticulous
- minutely correct
- never late
- on schedule
- on time
- precise
- prompt
- properly timed
- ready
- regular
- scrupulous
- seasonable
- steady
- strict
- systematic
- timed
- timely
- welltimed
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Legal Usage of Punctual in English
An European Commission document offers the following explanation about the misused of Punctual:Punctual means ‘acting or arriving exactly at the time appointed’. In the example below, the word ‘punctual’ seems to imply that the experts’ meetings were held on time. A good thing, no doubt, but not what is meant here, which is probably ‘occasional’.
Example
‘The management of the above mentioned feed sectors is subject to close co-operation with the Member States through regular (generally monthly) meetings of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, section on Animal Nutrition, and punctual expert groups meetings where appropriate139.’
Alternatives
one-off, occasional, individual, ad hoc, periodic, regular.
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Further Reading
- David Mellinkoff, “Mellinkoff’s Dictionary of American Legal Usage”, West Publishing Company, 1992
- Bryan A. Garner, “A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage”, West Publishing Company, 1995
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