The doctrine of paramountcy is the legal principle that reconciles contradicting or conflicting laws in a federalist state. Where both the central government and the provincial or state governments have the power to create laws in relation to the same matters, the laws of one government will be given priority over the other through the doctrine.
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paramountcy — index hegemony, importance, influence, predominance, preponderance, prestige, primacy, significance, str … Law dictionary
paramountcy — noun /ˈpaɹəmaʊn(t)si/ The fact or condition of being paramount; supremacy, precedence. we saw this permanence to be true of the general paramountcy of the higher insight, even though in the ebbs of emotional excitement meaner motives might… … Wiktionary
paramountcy — paramount ► ADJECTIVE 1) more important than anything else; supreme. 2) having supreme power. DERIVATIVES paramountcy noun. ORIGIN from Old French par by + amont above … English terms dictionary
Paramountcy (Canada) — In Canadian constitutional law, the doctrine of paramountcy establishes that where there is a conflict between valid provincial and federal laws, the federal law will prevail and the provincial law will be inoperative to the extent that it… … Wikipedia
paramountcy — noun see paramount I … New Collegiate Dictionary
paramountcy — See paramount. * * * … Universalium
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paramountcy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition or fact of being dominant: ascendance, ascendancy, dominance, domination, predominance, preeminence, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotency, supremacy. See OVER … English dictionary for students
paramountcy — pærÉ™maÊŠntsɪ n. superiority, supremeness, being of the highest rank … English contemporary dictionary
paramountcy — n 1. dominion, ascendancy, predominance, control, power, sovereignty, suzerainty, hegemony; supremacy, primacy, preeminence, upper or whip hand, sway; control, rule, command, mastery, domination; reign, empery, lordship, mastership, leadership,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
