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   Pre·rog·a·tive

   /p(r)əˈräɡədiv/

   

   noun

   • 1. a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class: "owning an automobile was still the prerogative of the rich"
   • ▪ the right of the sovereign, which in British law is theoretically subject to no restriction.
   • ▪ a faculty or property distinguishing a person or class: "it's not a female prerogative to feel insecure"

   adjective

   • 1. arising from the prerogative of the Crown (usually delegated to the government or the judiciary) and based in common law rather than statutory law: British "the monarch retained the formal prerogative power to appoint the Prime Minister"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin praerogativa ‘(the verdict of) the political division which was chosen to vote first in the assembly’, feminine (used as noun) of praerogativus ‘asked first’, from prae ‘before’ + rogare ‘ask’.

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   3 days ago · Definitions of exclusive right. noun. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) synonyms: perquisite, prerogative, privilege. see more.

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   Apr 10, 2024 · Privilege "Privilege exists when one group has something of value that is denied to others simply because of the groups they belong to, rather than because of anything they’ve done or failed to do.

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   Mar 29, 2024 · In a more particular sense, a liberty is the term for a franchise, a privilege, or branch of the crown’s prerogative granted to a subject, as, for example, that of executing legal process. These liberties are exempt from the jurisdiction of the sheriff and have separate commissions of the peace.

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   Apr 8, 2024 · Implicit Bias: Definition Implicit bias, also known as implicit prejudice or implicit attitude, is a negative attitude, of which one is not consciously aware, against a specific social group. Adapted from the APA Dictionary of Psychology

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   4 days ago · 4. That levying money for or to the use of the Crown, by pretence of prerogative, without grant of Parliament, for longer time or in other manner than the same is or shall be granted, is illegal. 5. That it is the right of the subjects to petition the King, and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal. 6.