grandfathered — UK US /ˈɡrænfɑːðəd/ adjective US LAW ► an activity, person, group, etc. that is grandfathered is not covered by a new law because of a grandfather clause: »Current investors will be grandfathered so the old rules apply to their existing accounts … Financial and business terms
Grandfathered system — Grandfathered systems: Telecommunication systems that include, but not limited to:(a) PBX and key telephone systems, directly connected to the public switched telephone network on June 1, 1978, that may remain permanently connected thereto… … Wikipedia
Grandfathered Activities — Nonbank activities, some of which would normally not be permissible for bank holding companies and foreign banks in the United States, but which were acquired or engaged in before a particular date and are therefore subject to the older rules.… … Investment dictionary
Grandfathered Bond — A classification for bonds in the European Union that excludes the payments made on these bonds from retention taxes. For a bond to fall into this classification it has to have been issued before March 1, 2001, or had its prospectus certified… … Investment dictionary
grandfathered activities — Nonbank activities, some of which would normally not be permissible for bank holding companies and foreign banks in the United States, but which were acquired or engaged in before a particular date. Such activities may be continued under the… … Financial and business terms
grandfathered activity — A transaction or practice that may be continued by those already engaged in it, but that is forbidden to new participants by changes in the legal or regulatory framework … Big dictionary of business and management
North American call sign — Many countries have specific conventions for classifying call signs by transmitter characteristics and location. The North American call sign format for radio and television call signs follows a number of conventions. All call signs begin with a… … Wikipedia
Call signs in North America — are frequently still used by North American broadcast stations in addition to amateur radio and other international radio stations that continue to identify by call signs around the world. Each country has a different set of patterns for its own… … Wikipedia
Grandfather clause — A grandfather clause is a term used in U.S. English for an exception that allows an old rule to continue to apply to some existing situations, when a new rule will apply to all future situations. It is often used as a verb: to grandfather means… … Wikipedia
Gun laws in the United States (by state) — U.S. Firearms Legal Topics Assault weapons ban ATF Bureau Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act Concealed carry in the U.S. Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban … Wikipedia