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Definition of pragmatic sanction in English: pragmatic sanctionnoun historical 1An imperial or royal decree that has the force of law. Example sentencesExamples - There were other gains for the Bourbons in Italy, and the only cost to France was recognition of the pragmatic sanction, naming Maria Theresa, daughter of Charles VI, as sole heir to the Habsburg hereditary lands.
- 1.1Pragmatic Sanction A document drafted in 1717 by the Emperor Charles VI providing for his daughter Maria Theresa to succeed to all his territories should he die without a son. Opposition to it led to the War of the Austrian Succession on Charles's death in 1740.
Origin Translating Law Latin pragmatica sanctio. Definition of pragmatic sanction in US English: pragmatic sanctionnoun historical An imperial or royal ordinance or decree that has the force of law. Example sentencesExamples - There were other gains for the Bourbons in Italy, and the only cost to France was recognition of the pragmatic sanction, naming Maria Theresa, daughter of Charles VI, as sole heir to the Habsburg hereditary lands.
Origin Translating Law Latin pragmatica sanctio. |