privative

• Even though the word atheist is negatively defined, as indicated by the privative prefix —  Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
• Vo factors address the presence of a privative clause, the expertise of the Director, the purpose of the —  The Court
• While the Act did not contain a privative clause, (an absence that suggests less deference to a Director's decisions), the Director in this case was entitled to more deference as a result of her presumed level of expertise, her decision-making power granted under the —  The Court
• Dunsmuir, this analysis should include a consideration of such factors as the existence of a privative clause, the tribunal's purpose as laid out in its enabling legislation, the nature of the question (s) at issue, and the tribunal's expertise. —  The Court
• There is nothing democratic about the decision to privative such a fundamental service as education. —  Think Progress

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