Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Act of Supremacy.
Hist. A statute that named the English sovereign as supreme head of the Church of England (26 Hen. 8, ch. 1). 0 The Act was passed in 1534 during Henry VIII's reign and confirmed in 1559 (1 Eliz., ch. 1) to counteract pro-Catholic legislation enacted during the reign of Mary Tudor.
Supremacy
The position of having the superior or greatest power or authority.
Supremacy Clause
The clause in Article VI of the U.S. Constitution declaring that all laws made in furtherance of the Constitution and all treaties made under the authority of the United States are the "supreme law of the land" and enjoy legal superiority over any conflicting provision of a state constitution or law. See PREEMPTION.
oath of supremacy
Hist. English law. An oath required of those taking office, along with the oaths of allegiance and abjuration, declaring that the sovereign is superior to the church in ecclesiastical matters.
oath of supremacy.
See OATH
supremacy of law
See RULE of LAW.