PRAGMATIC SANCTION meaning: Official decree addressing specific concerns

We found 19 dictionaries that define the word pragmatic sanction:

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Pragmatic Sanction: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pragmatic sanction)

▸ noun: (law, historical) A sovereign's solemn decree on a matter of primary importance, having the force of law.

Opposite:

impracticality, idealism, unrealism

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