Perogative legal definition of Perogative. Perogative synonyms by the Free Online Law Dictionary.

An exclusive privilege. The special power or peculiar right possessed by an official by virtue of his or her office. In English Law, a discretionary power that exceeds and is unaffected by any other power; the special preeminence that the monarch has over and above all others, as a consequence of his or her sovereignty.

The term prerogative is occasionally used by writers of law to refer to the object over which royal powers are exercised, such as fiscal prerogatives, which are the revenues of the king or queen.

prerogative noun advantage, authority, benefit, charter, claim, droit, due, exclusive privilege, exclusive right, franchise, freedom, grant, inalienable right, legal power, liberty, license, perquisite, power, preference, prior right, priority, privilege, right, rightful power, sanction, special right, title, vested right, warrant
Associated concepts: managerial prerogative, prerogative writ

PREROGATIVE, civil law. The privilege, preeminence, or advantage which one person has over another; thus a person vested with an office, is entitled to all the rights, privileges, prerogatives, &c. which belong to it.

PREROGATIVE, English law. The royal prerogative is an arbitrary power vested in the executive to do good and not evil. Rutherf. Inst. 279; Co. Litt. 90; Chit. on Prerog.; Bac. Ab. h.t.

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advantage authority authorization benefit birthright capacity charter claim Court prerogative droit due English Law enjoyment exclusive right franchise freedom governmental immunity habeas corpus impunity	Byline: Laura Coventry IT'S our crowning glory and it's every woman's perogative to be obsessed with our hair. HAIR RAISING; Three women explain why they are justified in spending ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) If the manager was unable to speak and understand the Welsh language then that's his perogative and also Morrisons for placing him in a position in a Welsh area. A right to speak our language; yourLETTERS by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) The DHB adopted a very "positional" process, making dear that the perogative of "management to manage" would take precedence over a solution addressing the concerns and interests of those affected. Managing change--a balancing act: long-serving health care assistants ... by Alexander, Glenda / Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand	permissible permissible evidence permissibleness permissio permission permission to defer payment permission to rent permissioned permissive Permissive Counterclaim permit permit by law permit to vote permittance permitted permitted by law permittere permitting permutable Permutation permute Pernancy perniciosus pernicious Pernor of profits Perogative perorate peroratio peroration perperam perperam accipere perpetrate perpetration Perpetrator Perpetua lex est perpetual perpetually perpetualness perpetuate perpetuated perpetuating Perpetuating testimony perpetuation Perpetuation of Evidence perpetuitas Perpetuities are odious in law and equity perpetuity perpetuo comitari perpetuus perplex perplexed	Pernod Ricard Pernod Ricard Pernor Pernor of profits Pernot furnace Pernyataan Standar Akuntansi Keuangan pernyi moth Pernyi silkworm Pero Pero Pero pero- perobrachius perocephalus Perochirus perocormus Perodactyl Perodactyl perodactylia perodactylus perodactyly Perodicticus Perodicticus Perodicticus Perodicticus potto Perodicticus potto Perodicticus potto perodontium Perodua Perofskite Perogative Perogi Perogie Perogies Perognathinae Perognathinae Perognathus Perognathus Perognathus flavescens Perognathus flavus Perognathus hispidus Perognathus spinatus Perogue Perogy Peroid Peroid Peroid Peroid Peroidic table of elements Peroidic table of elements Peroidic table of elements PEROM peromelia peromelus Peromyscus Peromyscus Peromyscus eremicus Peromyscus gossypinus Peromyscus leucopus Peromyscus leucopus Peromyscus maniculatus

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Byline: Laura Coventry IT'S our crowning glory and it's every woman's perogative to be obsessed with our hair.

HAIR RAISING; Three women explain why they are justified in spending ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)

If the manager was unable to speak and understand the Welsh language then that's his perogative and also Morrisons for placing him in a position in a Welsh area.

A right to speak our language; yourLETTERS by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

The DHB adopted a very "positional" process, making dear that the perogative of "management to manage" would take precedence over a solution addressing the concerns and interests of those affected.

Managing change--a balancing act: long-serving health care assistants ... by Alexander, Glenda / Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand

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