provincial law

American  

[pruh-vin-shuhl law] / prəˈvɪn ʃəl ˈlɔ /

noun

1. in a country comprising quasi-autonomous provinces, such as Canada, a law or body of laws passed by the legislature of a province.

   Prospective adoptive parents in British Columbia are required by provincial law to attend workshops on parenting.

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provincial law

With just a canoe and a tent, the 20-year-old and his family have travelled more than 400 kilometres to protest a provincial law that designated the area a "special economic zone" for mining.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025

Raja Basharat, provincial law minister, told The Associated Press that under the agreement Punjab will withdraw charges against Rizvi and release all those detained during the protest march by Tuesday.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2021

It may not have seemed like a step in that direction when, in 2019, British Columbia enshrined the U.N. declaration’s terms into provincial law.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2021

The iconic Mounties are the Federal Police Force of Canada, but they have a broad mandate also to enforce municipal and provincial law in Canada.

From MSNBC ● Oct. 23, 2019

Among the chief modern structures may be mentioned the magnificent post office, erected in 1895, the provincial law courts, the municipal infirmary and the large railway station.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

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