Antonyms:
veto
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item veto The authority of the governor to veto an item in an appropriation bill without affecting other provisions in the bill.
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jeopardy See double jeopardy.
The veto power of the British sovereign has not been exercised for more than a century. It was exercised once during the, reign of Queen Anne. Edinburgh Rev. 10th vol. 411, &c.; Parke's Lectures, 126.
Legislative veto
Definition - Noun
: a resolution passed by one or both houses of a legislature that is intended to nullify an administrative regulation or action
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The powers possessed by all magistrates alike were two: - that of enforcing their enactments (coercitio) by the exercise of any punishment short of capital, and that of veto(intercessio) of any act of a colleague or minor magistrate.
An act of Congress (state legislature) that has been signed by the president (governor) or passed over his veto by Congress. Public bills, when signed, become public laws, and are cited by the letters 'PL' and a hyphenated number.
Clinton V. City Of New York (1998) A U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court declared the line item veto unconstitutional because it gave the executive a legislative function.
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Joint custody is a custody order which gives both parents equal say in the decision making process for their children. This joint authority gives each parent an absolute veto power over each other's custodial decisions.
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