patriation
/patrɪˈeɪʃn/ /peɪtrɪˈeɪʃn/Canadian
noun
The act or process of transferring a constitution or constitutional legislation from a mother country to a former dependency.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The Globe and Mail. From patriate + -ion, after repatriation.
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