Synonyms for grandfather clause
grand·fa·ther clause

Princeton's WordNet

1. grandfather clausenoun

   an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in south after the American Civil War

Matched Categories

1. • Exemption

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1. Adam Szubin:

   There is no grandfather clause. No provision in the deal gives signed contracts special status.

2. Asa Hutchinson:

   This is thefirst law in the nation thatinvokes the state betweenmedical decisions, parents whoconsent to that and the decisionof the patient.And so, this goes way too far.And in fact, it doesn't evenhave a grandfather clause [for] those young people that areunder hormonal treatment.