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Non obstante
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What's The Definition Of Non obstante?Synonyms | Synonyms for Non obstante: Related Terms | Find terms related to Non obstante: See Also | Non obstante In Webster's Dictionary \Non` ob*stan"te\ [L.]
1. Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what
has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted.
2. (Law) 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.
In this very reign [Henry III.] the practice of
dispensing with statutes by a non obstante was
introduced. --Hallam.
{Non obstante veredicto} [LL.] (Law), a judgment sometimes
entered by order of the court, for the plaintiff,
notwithstanding a verdict for the defendant. --Stephen.
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