Meanings
nounroyal assent (uncountable)
- uncountablegovernmentThe method by which a constitutional monarch (or a viceroy in a colony or dominion) formally approves and promulgates an act of his or her nation's parliament, thus making it a law.
The Transport Act, 1962, received Royal Assent on August 1.
1962 October, “Talking of Trains: The Transport Act, 1962”, in Modern Railways, page 219
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 御准
- 御准 (yùzhǔn)method by which a constitutional monarch approves a law
Finnish kuninkaan hyväksyntä
- kuninkaan hyväksyntämethod by which a constitutional monarch approves a law
French sanction royale
- sanction royalemethod by which a constitutional monarch approves a law
Indonesian pengesahan raja
- pengesahan rajamethod by which a constitutional monarch approves a law
Malay perkenan diraja
- perkenan dirajamethod by which a constitutional monarch approves a law
Portuguese consentimento real
- consentimento realmethod by which a constitutional monarch approves a law
Russian короле́вская са́нкция
- короле́вская са́нкция (korolévskaja sánkcija)method by which a constitutional monarch approves a law
Welsh cydsyniad brenhinol
- cydsyniad brenhinolmethod by which a constitutional monarch approves a law
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