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Trigger laws

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004989

Legislation designed to take effect automatically upon the occurrence of a specific future event or condition, without requiring further legislative action. These laws are enacted in anticipation of a change in circumstances, such as a Supreme Court ruling or a constitutional amendment. They remain dormant until the predetermined event activates their provisions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004989
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004989",
  "term": "Trigger laws",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Legislation designed to take effect automatically upon the occurrence of a specific future event or condition, without requiring further legislative action. These laws are enacted in anticipation of a change in circumstances, such as a Supreme Court ruling or a constitutional amendment. They remain dormant until the predetermined event activates their provisions.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/trigger-laws/"
}

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