Constructive /(?)/

Con·struct·ive

Constructive

a.
  1. Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.
    The constructive fingers of Watts.
  2. Derived from, or depending on, construction, inference, or interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred.
  3. helpful; promoting improvement; intended to help; as, constructive criticism; constructive suggestions. Contrasted with destructive.

Phrases & Compounds
Constructive crimes
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.