| 单词 | grandfather clause |
| 释义 | grandfather clause noun[C] LAWUSukus(alsograndfather provision);(alsograndfather rights[plural])apartof a newlaworrulethatallowssomeone tocontinueto do or to have something that a newlaworrulemakesillegal: Thegrandfatherclauseappliesonly untiloffendersvoluntarilymoveorselltheirhomes. Theolderbuildingsareexemptfrom thoserulesunder agrandfatherclause. Examplesofgrandfather clausegrandfather clause Several teams were inadvertently permitted agrandfatherclauseto play without screening, leading to a few problems. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The new constitution contained voter registration requirements such as: literacy tests, property requirements, and agrandfatherclause. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In most countries the legislation includes agrandfatherclause, authorising established self-taught architects to continue practicing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Although the decision affected all states that used thegrandfatherclause, state legislatures quickly employed new devices to continue disfranchisement. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thegrandfatherclauseeffectively denied all freedmen the ability to vote. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The school was not legally bound to comply with all 1958 fire safety codes due to agrandfatherclausein the 1949 standards. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Its distinctive feature was the good character clause (also known as thegrandfatherclause). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Those with sleeves already are protected under agrandfatherclause. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It foundgrandfatherclauseexemptions to literacy tests to be unconstitutional. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Under agrandfatherclause, banks that already had titles incorporating those words were allowed to keep them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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