Definitions for grandfather clause
grand·fa·ther clause

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1. grandfather clausenoun

   an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in south after the American Civil War

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1. grandfather clausenoun

   A clause or section, especially in a law, granting exceptions for people or organisations who were affected by previous conditions.

2. Etymology: From late 19th-century legislation and constitutional amendments passed by a number of U.S. Southern states, which created new literacy and property restrictions on voting, but exempted those whose grandfathers had the right to vote before the Civil War. The intent and effect of such rules was to prevent poor and illiterate African American former slaves and their descendants from voting, but without denying poor and illiterate whites the right to vote.

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1. grandfather clause

   A grandfather clause is a provision in a legal statute, regulation, or contract that exempts certain individuals or entities based on specific conditions or activities that existed or were ongoing before the implementation of the rule or agreement. This term is often used in business and legal contexts to give entities the right to continue operating under an old regulation or standard, despite a new rule being implemented.

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1. Grandfather clause

   A grandfather clause is a provision in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations, while a new rule will apply to all future cases. Frequently, the exemption is limited; it may extend for a set period of time, or it may be lost under certain circumstances. For example, a "grandfathered power plant" might be exempt from new, more restrictive pollution laws, but those rules would not apply if the plant were expanded. Often, such a provision is used as a compromise or out of practicality, to effect new rules without upsetting a well-established logistical or political situation. This extends the idea of a rule not being retroactively applied. The concept originated in late nineteenth-century legislation and constitutional amendments passed by a number of U.S. Southern states, which created new literacy and property restrictions on voting, but exempted those whose ancestors had the right to vote before the Civil War. The intent and effect of such rules was to prevent poor and illiterate African American former slaves and their descendants from voting, but without denying poor and illiterate whites the right to vote. Although these original grandfather clauses were eventually ruled unconstitutional, the terms grandfather clause and grandfather remain in use, with no connotation regarding the justness of these provisions when applied in other areas.

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1. • Exemption

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of grandfather clause in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of grandfather clause in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of grandfather clause in a Sentence

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=grandfather clause
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grandfather_Clause
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=grandfather clause