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non obstante definition

non· ob·stante (nän′äb stan)

notwithstanding; despite (a law, ruling, etc.)

Etymology: L < non, not + obstans (gen. obstantis), prp. of obstare: see obstacle: from use in medieval legal clauses permitting to the king certain actions notwithstanding statutes to the contrary

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