Chapter 4 Vocabulary Flashcards
Abrogate
To repeal or destroy something.
Ameliorate
To improve something.
Capital Offence
A crime so serious that the death penalty is considered as a punishment.
Derogate
To detract from something.
Dissemination
Spreading information far and wide.
Entrench
To establish something so firmly that it being altered becomes extremely difficult or unlikely.
Extradition
The surrender of one state or country to another of an individual accused or convicted of an offence outside it’s own territory but within the territorial jurisdiction of the other, so that that person may face justice in that nation.
Franchise
A special privilege to do certain things that is conferred by government on an individual or a corporation and which does not belong to citizens generally of common right.
Freedom
The right to conduct your affairs in a certain area without government interference. A Freedom is a type of right. Unlike other rights, no one has to enforce or oversee the a Freedom. Instead, the government has the responsibility to not unnecessarily limit Freedoms.
Inalienable Rights
Rights that are inherent to every person under the law; they cannot be taken away under any circumstance.
Invoke
To put into legal effect, or call for the observance of, a right, freedom, or privilege.
Notwithstanding Clause
The last clause in section 33 of the charter, which allows the violation of sections 2 and 7-15 of the charter if a province or the federal government wish to enact a law that does this. However, to do so is considered to be political suicide and thus highly deterred. Any such bill must also be renewed every 5 years.
Override
When an appeals court decides that a previously made decision was incorrect, and overrules the decision and thus changes the ruling.
Right
A legal, moral, or social claim that citizens are entitled to from their government. The difference between a right and a freedom is that, if you have a right, then the government has a legal prerogative to see that the right is granted to you.
