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Grandfather Clause

nounid 67064·updated May 18, 2026
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an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

plural
Grandfather Clauses
possessive
Grandfather Clause's
pluralpossessive
Grandfather Clauses'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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