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1
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Abrogate

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To get rid of a law entirely

2
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Ameliorate

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To improve

3
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Capital offence

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A crime punishable by death in some places (ex. first degree murder)

4
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Derogate

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To take away from a law / to change a law

5
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Dissemination

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the spreading of ideas

6
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Entrench

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To protect or guarantee a right so that it can only be changed by amending the constitution

7
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Extradition

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Sending someone to a different country to stand trial

8
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Franchise

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The right to vote

9
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Freedom

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The right to ones lifestyle without interference from the government

10
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Inalienable right

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A protected right that cannot be changed or transferred from person to person

11
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Interveners

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Third party members in proceedings of court AKA. “Friends of the court”

12
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Invoke

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To put into effect

13
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Notwithstanding clause

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ss.33 of the charter, allows the government some power to breech sections 2 and 7 through 15 of the charter

14
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Override

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To be more important than

15
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Right

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An entitlement that one can expect and the government must protect these. This is different from a freedom since the government does not need to oversee these.