royal assent
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It then received royal assent and is now law, Commons deputy speaker Judith Cummins told MPs on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
It is expected to gain royal assent this week.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025
A bill to introduce a government-backed code of practice for private parking companies received royal assent in 2019 but it was withdrawn in June 2022 after a legal challenge by parking companies.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2025
Meanwhile, a bill quashing convictions of sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon scandal was approved by Parliament on Thursday and will become law later today when it is given royal assent.
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
Capreol, nothing daunted, sailed for England, and in seven weeks was back with royal assent assured.
From The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways by Oscar Douglas Skelton
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