to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction:to ratify a constitutional amendment. [1325–75; < Middle Frenchratifier< Medieval Latinratificāre= Latinrat(us)calculated (seerate1) + -i--i-+-ficāre-fy] rat`i•fi•ca′tion,n. ...
In the fall of 2002, John and I offered a seminar called Ohio and the Fourteenth Amendment.b The class covered the process of constitutional amendment under Article V, the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment generally, and Ohio's treatment of African Americans and their legal status. By Se...
constitutional amendmentIf the sovereigntists win another referendum in Quebec, the terms of Quebec's accession to sovereignty should be negotiated and ratified under the existing rules for amending the Canadian Constitution, despite some sovereigntists' objections that Quebec need not abide by the ...
George Washington was initially reluctant to attend the Constitutional Convention. Although he saw the need for a stronger national government, he was busy managing his estate at Mount Vernon, suffering from rheumatism and worried that the convention wouldn't be successful in achieving its goals. ...
An employee for Holsinger's Hardware orders carpentry equipment from Phillips Screws and Nails although the employee was not authorized to buy anything. The president of Holsinger's ratifies the deal when Phillips delivers the order. A person under the legal age who makes a contract, may ratify...