单词 | notwithstanding clause |
释义 | notwithstanding clausen. Canadian Politics. Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which allows Parliament and the provincial legislatures to override Charter clauses covering fundamental freedoms and legal and equality rights. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > other national politics > [noun] > Canadian politics > principles or policies Liberal-Conservatism1834 French Canadianism1839 bilingualism1901 Bi and Bi1968 notwithstanding clause1981 1981 Toronto Star 6 Nov. a1/4 A ‘notwithstanding’ clause covering sections dealing with fundamental freedoms, legal rights and equality rights. 1987 A. D. Hux & F. E. Jarman Canada xv. 271 The provinces had to declare that the Charter would not apply to a specific law. This is called the ‘notwithstanding clause’ under section 33 and any law must be renewed every five years. 1992 Toronto Star 6 June d3/2 The council and many others are asking that Section 27 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms be strengthened to ensure that is does not come under the purview of the notwithstanding clause. 1999 Maclean's 29 Mar. 22/1 A headline-grabbing vow that Alberta would immediately invoke the notwithstanding clause to block any move to sanction gay marriages. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1981 |
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