acquisn.
/aˈkiː/, U.S. /ɑˈki/ = acquis communautaire n. Also: a particular piece or section of European Union legislation; cf. Schengen acquis n. at Schengen n. 2c.
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1979 Rep. European Inst. (European Council) i. 11 The ‘acquis’..has to be administered, preserved, further adjusted in the light of current criticisms.
1984 G. Howe in Internat. Affairs 60 188 Several of Britain's partners want to introduce a fundamental change in what is called the Community acquis by increasing the Community's own resources.
1991 New Yorker 2 Sept. 96/2 France will insist that applicants be ready to accept the E.C.'s entire acquis, including a defense element, if there is one.
1994 Economist 10 Dec. 40/2 The white paper will ‘identify the relevant acquis..which will contribute to the creation of the conditions for establishing a single market’.
2003 P. Todd & J. Bloch Global Issues viii. 211 Already, a raft of EU-wide acquis..has targeted asylum seekers, protest ‘troublemakers’ and third country nationals for scrutiny, arrest and detention.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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