Definition of Prorogation. Meaning of Prorogation. Synonyms of Prorogation

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Definition of Prorogation

Prorogation
Prorogation Pro`ro*ga"tion, n. [L. prorogatio: cf. F. prorogation.] 1. The act of counting in duration; prolongation. [Obs.] --South. 2. The act of proroguing; the ending of the session of Parliament, and postponing of its business, by the command of the sovereign. [Eng.] Note: After an adjournment all things continue as they were at the adjournment; whereas, after a prorogation, bill introduced and nut passed are as if they had never been begun at all. --Mozley & W.

Meaning of Prorogation from wikipedia

- Prorogation in the Westminster system of government is the action of proroguing, or interrupting, a parliament, or the discontinuance of meetings for...
- prime minister, Boris Johnson—advice which was later ruled unlawful. The prorogation, or suspension, of Parliament was to be effective from some point between...
- In United Kingdom constitutional law, prorogation is an act usually used to mark the end of a parliamentary session. Part of the royal prerogative, it...
- Prorogation is the end of a parliamentary session in the Parliament of Canada and the parliaments of its provinces and territories. It differs from a...
- promagistrate (Latin: pro magistratu) was a person who was granted the power via prorogation to act in place of an ordinary magistrate in the field. This was normally...
- The Prorogation Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 81) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which is still in force in the United Kingdom with amendments...
- session of the legislature is brought to an end by an official act of prorogation, in others by a motion to adjourn sine die. In either event, the close...
- Order in Council ordering the prorogation was null and of no effect and Parliament had, in fact, not been prorogued. Prorogation is a political process in...
- state. The president holds prerogative powers which includes summoning, prorogation and dissolution of parliament including appointment of the prime minister...
- of the House of Lords, outlining the Government's legislative agenda. Prorogation usually occurs about one year after a session begins, and formally concludes...