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acte clair

acte clair noun: the doctrine, in European law, that cases involving a law with a reasonably obvious interpretation do not need to be referred to the European Court of Justice.

Noun

acte clair (uncountable)

  1. The doctrine, in European law, that cases involving a law with a reasonably obvious interpretation do not need to be referred to the European Court of Justice.

Origin of acte clair

Borrowed from French acte clair.

Questions about acte clair

What does acte clair mean?
Acte clair means the doctrine, in European law, that cases involving a law with a reasonably obvious interpretation do not need to be referred to the European Court of Justice.
What part of speech is acte clair?
Acte clair is a noun.

Words near acte clair in the dictionary

  1. actantially
  2. actants
  3. actaplanin
  4. actarit
  5. actative
  6. acte clair
  7. acte gratuit
  8. acted
  9. acted a fool
  10. acted charade
  11. acted charades

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