Non Obstante Definition

nŏn əb-stăntē, -stän-, nōn
preposition
Notwithstanding; despite (a law, ruling, etc.)
Webster's New World
noun

(law) A clause in old English statutes and letters patent, designating a licence from the crown to do a thing notwithstanding any laws to the contrary.

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Other Word Forms of Non Obstante

Noun

Singular:
non obstante
Plural:
non-obstantes

Origin of Non Obstante

  • Middle English from Medieval Latin nōn obstante (aliquō statūtō in contrārium) notwithstanding (any statute to the contrary) Latin nōn not Latin obstante ablative present participle of obstāre to withstand

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin

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