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sov·er·eign·ty also sov·ran·ty /'sä-vrən-tē, 'sə-, -və-rən-/ n pl -ties1 a: supreme power esp. over a body politicb: freedom from external control: autonomy2: one that is sovereign; esp: an autonomous state
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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bureaucracy, capacity (authority), dominance, dominion (supreme authority), hierarchy (persons in authority), home rule, influence, jurisdiction, polity, predominance, primacy, regime, supremacy
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.The power by which a government rules its state or nation.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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in UK constitutional law, the doctrine that the monarch in Parliament is competent to make or unmake any law whatsoever and cannot be challenged in any court. The doctrine developed historically, its first major enunciation being in the bill of rights. Possible limitations are: (i) the Acts of Union; (ii) the inability of Parliament to bind its successors; (iii) territorial competence, being a practical limitation rather than a legal one.By far the most significant restraint is found in the law of the European Union, which asserts its supremacy in matters subject to the Treaties. Enforcement of an Act of Parliament has been enjoined on the basis of conflict with European law: Factortame Ltd v. Secretary of State for Transport (No. 2) [1991] 1 All ER 70.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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n. Supreme dominion or authority; the total and supreme power of an independent state.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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The supreme, absolute, and uncontrollable power by which an independent state is governed and from which all specific political powers are derived; the intentional independence of a state, combined with the right and power of regulating its internal affairs without foreign interference.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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The supreme, absolute, and uncontrollable power by which an independent state is governed and from which all specific political powers are derived; the intentional independence of a state, combined with the right and power of regulating its internal affairs without foreign interference.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
