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noun
A law which is not active until a particular event comes to pass, converting the inactive law into an active law on the books.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, law, politics
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noun
A law which is not active until a particular event comes to pass, converting the inactive law into an active law on the books.
An unenforceable law which awaits conditions that allow its enforcement to come to pass and then automatically comes active on the books.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, law, politics
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