- the Royal Prerogative
- the Royal Prerogativehet Koninklijk Prerogatief 〈in Engeland het (theoretische) recht van de vorst om onafhankelijk van het parlement op te treden〉
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the Royal Prerogative
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Royal Prerogative — The Royal Prerogative is a body of customary authority, privilege, and immunity, recognized in common law and, sometimes, in civil law jurisdictions possessing a monarchy as belonging to the Sovereign alone.[1] It is the means by which some of… … Wikipedia
royal prerogative — The royal prerogative comprises a number of powers or privileges performed in the past by the monarch but now performed in his or her name by ministers. Their authority derives from the Crown, rather than from Parliament, so that parliamentary … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
royal prerogative — Those rights and capacities which the king enjoys alone, in contradistinction to others, and not those which he enjoys in common with any of his subjects. See 1 Bl Comm 239. A New Jersey chancellor has defined the term as that special pre… … Ballentine's law dictionary
royal prerogative — in the constitutional law of the UK, the powers of the Crown exercised under the common law. New prerogatives cannot be assumed and old ones can be legislated away. Recognised instances are the rule that the king never dies, there is no… … Law dictionary
royal prerogative — The discretionary rights which a sovereign has by virtue of office, varying from country to country • • • Main Entry: ↑prerogative royal prerogative see under ↑prerogative • • • Main Entry: ↑royal * * * royal prerogative UK US noun … Useful english dictionary
royal prerogative — royal pre rogative noun singular or uncount the special rights of a king or queen … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
royal prerogative — Those rights and capacities which the king enjoys alone in contradistinction to others and not to those which he enjoys in common with any of his subjects. It is that special pre eminence which the sovereign has over all other persons, and out of … Black's law dictionary
royal prerogative — /rɔɪəl prəˈrɒgətɪv/ (say royuhl pruh roguhtiv) noun the various powers and privileges of a sovereign, especially those traditionally belonging to the English monarch, which include immunity from civil and criminal action, power to pardon and… …
royal prerogative — noun (singular, uncountable) the special rights that a king or queen has … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
royal prerogative — UK / US noun [singular/uncountable] the special rights of a king or queen … English dictionary
Royal Assent — The granting of Royal Assent is the formal method by which a constitutional monarch completes the legislative process of lawmaking by formally assenting to an Act of Parliament. While the power to withhold Royal Assent was once exercised often,… … Wikipedia
