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ratify v. to confirm and adopt the act of another even though it was not approved beforehand. Example: An employee for Holsinger's Hardware orders carpentry equipment from Phillips Screws and Nails although the employee was not authorized to buy anything. The president of Holsinger's ratifies the deal when Phillips delivers the order. A person under the legal age who makes a contract, may ratify the contract when he/she reaches majority (usually 18) or may refuse to honor it without obligation. |
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On the right side of the spectrum are proponents of "originalism" like Justices Thomas and Scalia, who believe that the Constitution should be interpreted today as it was originally understood by its ratifiers (and whom Sunstein calls "fundamentalists" because of their emphasis on the Constitution's historical foundations). Any resulting protocol, once ratified, would be legally binding-much as the Montreal Protocol compels its ratifiers to phase out the use of compounds that harm stratospheric ozone, observes Lars Nordberg, ECE deputy director for the environment. |
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