Meanings
adjectiveMerton-compliant (not comparable)
- UKnot comparableIn accordance with a set of guidelines describing how local authorities should assess the age of a person, usually an unaccompanied asylum seeker.
Origin
In reference to a 2003 court case involving Merton London Borough Council.
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