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Slip Law
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slip law n
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[slip from the fact that it was printed on a single piece of paper]
: an initial separate publication of a new statute made prior to its inclusion in the general laws
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.