| 词条 | Prerogative |
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In law, a prerogative is an exclusive right bestowed by a government or state and invested in an individual or corporation, the content of which is separate from the body of rights enjoyed under the general law. It was a common facet of feudal law. The word is derived from O.Fr. prerogative (14c.), M.L. prerogativa "special right", from L. praerogativa "prerogative, previous choice or election", originally (with tribus, centuria) "unit of 100 voters who by lot voted first in the Roman comitia," from praerogativus (adj.) "chosen to vote first."[1] In modern popular culture usage, the word prerogative has come to mean the egalitarian condition of the right for anyone's own self-determination, e.g., that it is "one's prerogative" to do as they please. Arguably, this is the antithesis of the legal historic use of the term, which entails a special privilege enjoyed by some and not other persons, and determined to those individuals from without, not autonomously. Topics
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References1. ^{{cite web|title=Online Etymology Dictionary|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=prerogative|accessdate=30 September 2012|author=Douglas Harper}} {{law-stub}} 2 : Legal terminology|Rights |
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