sovereign prerogative

sovereign prerogative
See royal prerogative.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • sovereign right — A right which the state alone, or some of its governmental agencies, can possess. City of St. Paul v Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. 45 Minn 387, 397, 48 NW 17. See prerogative …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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