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What is it called when you are exempt from a law because you already had something that that law makes illegal?
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∙ 13y ago
I believe you are talking about "grandfathering." For example, if a law is passed requiring buildings to have handicap ramps, but you already built a building that doesn't have one, then your building is grandfathered and is not required to have a ramp.
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∙ 13y ago
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