adjective
- serving to complete or make up for a deficiency; supplementary
Usage: formal; legal
Examples
- The court allowed suppletory evidence to fill gaps in the testimony.
- Suppletory measures were implemented to address the budget shortfall.
- The contract included suppletory clauses to cover unforeseen circumstances.
- Legal scholars debated the role of suppletory interpretation in statutory law.
- The suppletory provisions helped complete the incomplete agreement.