Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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states' rights | Yes | No | No | No |
nullification | Yes | No | No | No |
states' rights (noun) | nullification (noun) |
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the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution | the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something |
a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states | the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress |