单词 | notwithstanding clause |
释义 | notwithstanding clause/ˌnɒtwɪðˈstandɪŋ ˌklɔːz/ /ˌnɒtwɪθˈstandɪŋ ˌklɔːz/Canad. Polit. noun 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. Origin1980s; earliest use found in The Toronto Star. From notwithstanding + clause, after the wording of Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: ‘the Act or a provision thereof shall operate notwithstanding a provision included in section 2 or sections 7 to 15 of this Charter’. |
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