royal assent

noun

1. (in Britain) the formal signing of an act of Parliament by the sovereign, by which it becomes law

Example Sentences

The Acts passed this parliamentary session are then read from a parchment and the Clerk of the Parliament turns to face MPs and indicates they have Royal Assent in French, which translates as "the King wishes it".

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The Pet Abduction Bill is due to receive Royal Assent later, with the law due to come into force three months later.

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The bill will receive royal assent today, the formal process by which the King approves the bill into law.

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Meanwhile, a bill quashing convictions of sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon scandal was approved by Parliament on Thursday and will become law later today when it is given royal assent.

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If royal assent is received next year, its first assisted death could come as soon as 2027.

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