At His Majesty's pleasure
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title:
At His Majesty's pleasure
text:
At His Majesty's pleasure, sometimes abbreviated to the King's pleasure, is a legal term of art referring to the indeterminate or undetermined length of service of certain appointed officials or the indeterminate sentences of some prisoners. It is based on the proposition that certain government officials are appointed by the Crown and can be removed for policy reasons, unlike employees. Originating in the United Kingdom, the phrase is now used throughout the Commonwealth realms, Lesotho, Eswati
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Legal term of art in the UK and the Commonwealth
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_His_Majesty%27s_pleasure
date created:
2008-07-26T14:15:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T22:36:08Z
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