- permissive constitutional provision
- A provision of a constitution in such permissive terms that reasonably, it is not to be construed as mandatory. 16 Am J2d Const L § 91.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
permissive constitutional provision
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