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Noun Concept
Categories: Legal history of the United States, Anti-Federalism, United States constitutional law
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nullification  theory of nullification
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The states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress WordNet 3.0
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United States Constitution
U.S. Constitution
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The states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Nullification, in United States constitutional history, is a legal theory that a state has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal laws which they deem unconstitutional with respect to the United States Constitution. Wikipedia
A legal theory that a state has the right to nullify any federal law deemed unconstitutional with respect to the United States Constitution Wikipedia Disambiguation
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states' rights
General principles of French law
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United States
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United States
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invalidate
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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nullification
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nullification (U.S. Constitution)
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Nullification
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Nullification (United States Constitution), theory of nullification

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