Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Grandfather
clause. 1. Hist. A clause in the constitutions of some Southern states exempting from suffrage restrictions the descendants of men who voted before the Civil War. 2. A statutory or regulatory clause that exempts a class of persons or transactions because of circumstances existing before the new rule or regulation takes effect.
grandfather,
vb. To cover (a person) with the benefits of a grandfather clause <the statute sets the drinking age at 21 but grandfathers those who are 18 or older on the statute's effective date>.