act of settlement in a sentence
Examples
- As Speaker he oversaw the passage of the Act of Settlement 1701, as previously agreed with King William.
- Royal succession is governed by the English Act of Settlement of 1701, which is part of constitutional law.
- The Act of Settlement of 1701 outlines the rules of royal succession and the powers of the Crown.
- When British rule ended in 1968, the Mauritius Independence Act 1968 transformed the Act of Settlement of 1701.
- This declaration was repeated by the Commons in 1689, and was finally embodied in the Act of Settlement 1701.
- Along with the Act of Settlement 1701, the Bill of Rights is still in effect in all Commonwealth realms.
- The first phase occurred in England with the original conception of judicial independence in the Act of Settlement 1701.
- :: : The Act of Settlement says ( in effect ) that Charles will become king upon the Queen's death.
- In the Cromwellian Act of Settlement, 12 August 1652, Inchiquin was excepted by name from pardon for life or estate.
- These lands were confirmed to John FitzGerald in 1677 under the Acts of Settlement and Explanation of 1662 and 1665.