Vocabulary Word
Word: prerogative
Definition: privilege; unquestionable right; CF. ask before
Definition: privilege; unquestionable right; CF. ask before
Sentences Containing 'prerogative'
But this prerogative of the crown seems to have been reserved rather for extorting money from the subject, than for the defence of the common liberty against such oppressive monopolies.
But neither is there any such original principle, which has a prerogative above others, that are self-evident and convincing: or if there were, could we advance a step beyond it, but by the use of those very faculties, of which we are supposed to be already diffident.
Taking that part of the Commons which happened to be nearest to us--for our man was unmarried by this time, and we were out of Court, and strolling past the Prerogative Office--I submitted that I thought the Prerogative Office rather a queerly managed institution.
Under the Prerogative Office, the country had been glorious.
Insert the wedge into the Prerogative Office, and the country would cease to be glorious.
He considered it the principle of a gentleman to take things as he found them; and he had no doubt the Prerogative Office would last our time.
The judge of the Prerogative Court might have fallen in love with her, to see her fold her little hands and hold them up, begging and praying me not to be dreadful any more.
Holidaying in Bermuda (catering to which, for hoteliers, had expanded into a year-round business, no longer focused on the original Winter "season") remained a prerogative of the wealthy.
RTE takes the process further, and makes the enrolment of children in schools a state prerogative.
Some nobles possess various titles that may be inherited, but the creation and recognition of titles is legally a prerogative of the King of Spain.
In the face of such criticism, directors at some Confucius Institutes said that since teachers come from China, hiring guidelines are the prerogative of Chinese authorities.
The matter is closed – but not complete, the complete truth is not the prerogative of the human judge.""
The court judgment addressed evidence against Demjanjuk that was not included in his indictment.
Issued under the royal prerogative, the letters patent were the formal legal basis of the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief, the Executive Council, and the Legislative Council.
However, despite the quality of the orchestra's performances, numerous artistic matters such as the prerogative of the music director to dismiss musicians, select soloists and determine repertoire were persistent grounds of contention.
Sovereign court ("cour souveraine"), also known as superior court ("cour supérieure") from 1661, referred to any prerogative court of last resort in monarchical France.
In practice, ministers direct the use of the royal prerogative, which includes the privilege to declare war, maintain peace, and direct the actions of the Australian Defence Force.
The royal prerogative also extends to foreign affairs: the Governor-General-in-Council negotiates and ratifies treaties, alliances, and international agreements.
As with other uses of the royal prerogative, no parliamentary approval is required; however, a treaty cannot alter the domestic laws of Australia; an Act of Parliament is necessary in such cases.
In addition, the issuance of passports falls under the royal prerogative, and, as such, all Australian passports are issued in the name of the governor-general as the monarch's representative.
Belief in Islam is in many cases a prerogative of individual members.
An Order in Council made under the Royal Prerogative is primary legislation, and does not depend on any statute for its authority, although an Act of Parliament may change this.
This type has become less common with the passage of time, as statutes encroach on areas which used to form part of the Royal Prerogative.
Matters which still fall within the Royal Prerogative, and hence are regulated by (Prerogative) Orders in Council, include dealing with servants of the Crown, such as the standing orders for civil servants, appointing heads of Crown corporations, governance of British Overseas Territories, making appointments in the Church of England and dealing with international relations.
This was done under the various Northern Ireland Acts 1974 to 2000, and not by virtue of the Royal Prerogative.
The House of Lords decided that the validity of an order in council made under the prerogative legislating for a colony was amenable to judicial review (see paragraph 35 of the decision).
Shocked, Ambroise is reminded by Ramon of a father's prerogative which used to extend even to life and death over his children.
In other towns and cities in Holland, this appointment was the prerogative of the States of Holland.
His will was proved in the prerogative court of the archbishop of Canterbury.
Under the terms of its lease, the stadium is able to host non-football events such as concerts, boxing and rugby league under Manchester City's prerogative.
This produced, in turn, a backlash against the Monarchy's religious prerogative.
The Governor of Hong Kong would as a matter of course commute the sentences of those so convicted under the death penalty to life imprisonment under the Royal Prerogative of mercy.
The royal prerogative is a body of customary authority, privilege, and immunity, recognized in common law and, sometimes, in civil law jurisdictions possessing a monarchy, as belonging to the sovereign alone.
Typically in liberal democracies that are constitutional monarchies, such as those of Denmark, Japan or Sweden, the royal prerogative serves as a prescribed ceremonial function of the state power.
In the Kingdom of England (up to 1707), the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) and the United Kingdom (since 1801), the royal prerogative historically was one of the central features of the realm's governance.
Constitutional theorist A. V. Dicey gives the standard definition of what prerogative powers are:
The scope of the royal prerogative is difficult to determine.
It is clear that the existence and extent of the power is a matter of common law, making the courts the final arbiter of whether a particular type of prerogative exists or not.
Some prerogative powers are exercised nominally by the monarch, but on the advice of the prime minister, with whom the monarch communicates, and on the advice of the cabinet.
Some key areas of government are still carried out by means of the royal prerogative, but its usage has been diminishing, as functions are progressively made statutory.
Contrary to widespread belief, the royal prerogative is not constitutionally unlimited.
The royal prerogative in Canada is largely set out in Part III of the Constitution Act, 1867, particularly section 9.
The issuance of passports also remains within the royal prerogative in Canada.
Other royal prerogatives, such as the prerogative of mercy, also exist in the Canadian context.
Thus the royal prerogative is in theory an unlimited, arbitrary authority.
The absoluteness of the royal prerogative in the colonies was however defeated in the case of "Campbell v. Hall" in 1774.
This was not itself an exercise of the royal prerogative, as it was made under "the West Indies Act 1962 and of all other powers enabling Her to do so".
However, in effect the order extended the royal prerogative in the Islands, vesting wide discretionary legislative and executive powers in Her Majesty's governor.
That Order was legislation passed under authority given by the royal prerogative, not an exercise of the prerogative itself, and was overturned as being beyond the powers given.
After this decision, the British government issued an Order in Council, a primary exercise of the royal prerogative, to achieve the same objective.
In the other Commonwealth realms, the royal prerogative can be or is specifically mandated to be exercised by the monarch's representative, the governor-general. The constitution of a Commonwealth realm may sharply limit the prerogative and many governmental acts which would be done under the prerogative in other countries are given effect by the constitution or Acts of Parliament in the Commonwealth realm.
When Sigismund found out about the Uppsala Synod 1593, he considered it an infringement of his prerogative.