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provincial law

[ pruh-vin-shuhl law ]

noun

  1. in a country comprising quasi-autonomous provinces, such as Canada, a law or body of laws passed by the legislature of a province: Compare federal law ( def ), state law ( def ).

    Prospective adoptive parents in British Columbia are required by provincial law to attend workshops on parenting.



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Example Sentences

And he told him something about the Communal and Provincial Law, which was then being discussed for the third time.

In this instance, the Union was not called upon to contest a provincial law, but to try a suit in which a state was a party.

The second clause is of greater difficulty; for how can a provincial law secure privileges or immunities to a province?

The common and statute law of England prevailed when provincial law was silent on the subject.

In this instance the Union was not called upon to contest a provincial law, but to try a suit in which a State was a party.

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