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grandfather clause

noun as in exemption based on circumstances

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The measure contained no grandfather clause for minors who were already undergoing treatment.

This enactment, known as the "grandfather clause," went far toward the elimination of the negro.

This restriction has been explained as coming down from "the grandfather clause" inserted in early legislation.

I've been ten years out of college, and when I go back they'll pull the grandfather clause on me and wheel me in early nights.

But the writer does not believe in the principle nor in the necessity for a "grandfather clause."

In 1898 Louisiana passed an amendment inventing the so-called "grandfather clause."

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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to grandfather clause, such as: grandfathering, special case, and special privilege.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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