transitive verb. : to manufacture (something) beforehand Rather than having to frame up a house with two-by-fours, these companies premanufacture them.—

What do you mean by operative?

1a : producing an appropriate effect : efficacious operative techniques. b : most significant or essential the operative word in a phrase the operative facts. 2 : exerting force or influence : operating an operative statute. 3a : having to do with physical operations (as of machines) operative skills.

What does prefatory clause mean?

Prefatory clause: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State.” The prefatory clause is the lead-in that “announces a purpose” for the operative clause. … The operative clause’s text and history demonstrate that it connotes an individual right to keep and bear arms”(Heller law syllabus p.