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grandfather clause

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grandfather clause
Any policy or rule that exempts a group of individuals, organizations, or drugs, from meeting new standards or regulations; eg when a new subspecialty board in internal medicine is created, the physicians practicing in that area may be 'grandfathered' into the subspecialty and not required to meet residency or other educational requirements


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The Redwood had a grandfather clause which allowed it to be reopened as a bar/restaurant if it was done within two years," Frizzell recalled.
Franco exercised his right-of-refusal option based on a contract with a grandfather clause he signed with the St.
After suffering a considerable loss, fixing it may subject your property to these new laws or ordinance from which the property's age had previously made it exempt by a grandfather clause.
 
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