LEGAL WORD
Sunset clause
Legal term · Legislation
Sunset clause
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Legislation
1 What it means
A clause that makes a law expire automatically after a set date unless renewed.
2 Use it in a sentence
The emergency powers had a sunset clause of two years.
3 Make it stick
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