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Sewel Convention

Sewel Convention proper noun: the British policy that the Parliament of the United Kingdom will generally not legislate for Scotland in respect of devolved matters without the consent of Scottish Parliament.

Proper noun

the Sewel Convention

  1. (Scotland) The British policy that the Parliament of the United Kingdom will generally not legislate for Scotland in respect of devolved matters without the consent of Scottish Parliament.

Origin of Sewel Convention

Named after British politician John Sewel, Baron Sewel.

Questions about Sewel Convention

What does Sewel Convention mean?
Sewel Convention means the British policy that the Parliament of the United Kingdom will generally not legislate for Scotland in respect of devolved matters without the consent of Scottish Parliament.
What part of speech is Sewel Convention?
Sewel Convention is a proper noun.

Words near Sewel Convention in the dictionary

  1. sewed up
  2. sewedst
  3. Sewee
  4. Sewees
  5. sewel
  6. Sewel Convention
  7. Sewell
  8. sewellel
  9. sewellels
  10. sewels
  11. sewen

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