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grandfather clause

NOUN
exemption based on circumstances
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Perceived ambiguity over the “vague” grandfather clause has led doctors to stop providing the care, Stewart said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 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Arnold Schwarzenegger repealed the so-called grandfather clause on smog checks, which exempted cars older than 30 years.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

Those homeowners would automatically lose the rate protection provided by the program’s grandfather clause.

From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2017

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