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(Commonwealth) The transfer of a governmental power from a former mother country to a newly independent one..
The patriation of Canada's constitution from the United Kingdom took place in 1982.
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Patriation means (Commonwealth) The transfer of a governmental power from a former mother country to a newly independent one..
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The patriation of Canada's constitution from the United Kingdom took place in 1982.
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