grandfather clause
Example Sentences
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But a grandfather clause allowed already-established stores to continue the practice.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2023
Arnold Schwarzenegger repealed the so-called grandfather clause on smog checks, which exempted cars older than 30 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022
Man-Man and Jenny will see no immediate relief: SB 48 has no grandfather clause.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2020
“There is no grandfather clause that permits states to enforce punishments the Constitution forbids.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2016
United States, that the "grandfather clause" in the constitutions of both Maryland and Oklahoma was null and void because it contradicted the Fifteenth Amendment.
From The Black Experience in America by Coombs, Norman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
