matriculation exemption, noun phrase
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- EnglishShow more matriculation + English exemption the act of exempting, the state of being exempted.
A certificate providing proof of the holder’s qualification for appointment in the public service, service with an attorney under articles, or entry to a professional examination; loosely, a good pass in the matriculation examination, allowing a candidate entrance to a university. Also attributive.
1920 Act 30 in Stat. of Union 128Whenever under any law or regulation the passing of..the matriculation examination of the University of the Cape of Good Hope; or..any examination declared to be equivalent to such first-mentioned examination,..the holding of a certificate of exemption issued by the joint matriculation board..shall be regarded as a qualification alternative to the qualification aforesaid...This Act may be cited..as the Matriculation Exemption Act, 1920.
A certificate providing proof of the holder’s qualification for appointment in the public service, service with an attorney under articles, or entry to a professional examination; loosely, a good pass in the matriculation examination, allowing a candidate entrance to a university. Also attributive.
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