单词 | abdication |
释义 | abdication abdication the giving up of a position that is not held from another. In the CONSTITUTIONAL LAW of the UK, a process of voluntary surrender of the throne by a reigning monarch. It has happened only once, in the1 abduction 1930s, and that was itself without precedent. Edward VIII abdicated by virtue of the His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936. If it were to occur again, however, the procedure would be similar, involving consultation with the Commonwealth, culminating in an Abdication Act and, if appropriate, alteration of the succession. |
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