pragmatic sanction
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Tweet n. An edict or decree issued by a sovereign that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land. [Translation of Late Latin prāgmatica sānctiō, imperial decree referring to the affairs of a community : Latin prāgmatica, feminine of prāgmaticus, referring to civil affairs + Latin sānctiō, ordinance.] |
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