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trigger law

trigger law noun: a law which is not active until a particular event comes to pass, converting the inactive law into an active law on the books.

Noun

trigger law (plural trigger laws)

  1. A law which is not active until a particular event comes to pass, converting the inactive law into an active law on the books.
    1. An unenforceable law which awaits conditions that allow its enforcement to come to pass and then automatically comes active on the books.

Forms of trigger law

pluraltrigger laws

Questions about trigger law

What does trigger law mean?
Trigger law means a law which is not active until a particular event comes to pass, converting the inactive law into an active law on the books.
What part of speech is trigger law?
Trigger law is a noun.
What is the plural of trigger law?
The plural of trigger law is trigger laws.

Words near trigger law in the dictionary

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