national code
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Trinidad’s Education Ministry said in a statement that schools must create their own hair rules by October that reflect a national code that is in the works.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023
The California version isn’t identical to the model code; every three years, state officials rework the national code to fit California’s needs and promulgate the result as state law.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2021
Commercial kangaroo shooters must adhere to standards of humane killing, set out by a national code of practice.
From National Geographic • Nov. 21, 2017
A Justice Minister decided to patent the new national code of laws under his name, so any organization that wanted a copy — a court, an embassy — had to pay him for it.
From Time • Oct. 15, 2011
It was the first true national code of law ever put forth by an English king, since previous codes had been little more than summaries of old "customs."
From The Leading Facts of English History by Montgomery, D. H. (David Henry)
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