prorogation
Example Sentences
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As the man who had overseen the government's counsel during the court case, parliamentarians wanted to know what advice he'd given to the PM about prorogation.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2020
When the judge wore this arachnid accessory to announce that Boris Johnson’s prorogation of parliament was unlawful, people were quick to try to decode what message she might have been hoping to send.
From The Guardian • Dec. 31, 2019
As a remedy, the Supreme Court declared the whole prorogation null and void.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 26, 2019
Internet users zeroed in on the spider attached to her chest on Tuesday as she read the decision tearing down Mr. Johnson’s prorogation decision.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2019
Such were the circumstances under which the prorogation of the 13th of August, 1873, took place.
From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by Dent, John Charles
