- A clause in old English statutes and letters patent, importing a license from the crown to do a thing notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This dispensing power was abolished by the Bill of Rights.
- Notwithstanding; in opposition to or in spite of, what has been stated or is to be stated or admitted.
- A clause in old English statutes and letters patent, importing a license from the crown to do a thing notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This dispensing power was abolished by the Bill of Rights.
- Notwithstanding; in opposition to or in spite of, what has been stated or is to be stated or admitted.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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