states' rights — n pl 1: rights and powers not forbidden to the states nor vested in the federal government by the U.S. Constitution 2 sing in constr: a doctrine based on states rights that has been used to justify state resistance to federal authority in matters … Law dictionary
states'rights — also States rights (stāts) pl.n. 1. All rights not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution nor denied by it to the states. 2. The political position advocating strict interpretation of the Constitution with regard to the… … Universalium
states' rights — states ′ rights′ n. pl. gov the rights belonging to the states, esp. with reference to the strict construction of the Constitution by which all rights not delegated to the federal government belong to the states … From formal English to slang
states' rights — ☆ states rights n. [sometimes S r ] all the rights and powers which the Constitution neither grants to the federal government nor denies to the state governments states righter n … English World dictionary
States' rights — otheruses4|the concept of states rights in U.S. law and politics|the States Rights Democratic Party |DixiecratStates rights refers to the idea, in U.S. politics and constitutional law, that U.S. states possess certain rights and political powers… … Wikipedia
states' rights — the rights belonging to the various states, esp. with reference to the strict interpretation of the Constitution, by which all rights not delegated by the Constitution to the federal government belong to the states. [1790 1800, Amer.] * * *… … Universalium
states' rights — noun 1. a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states • Hypernyms: ↑doctrine, ↑philosophy, ↑philosophical system, ↑school of thought, ↑ism • Hyponyms: ↑nullification 2 … Useful english dictionary
States' rights — State State (st[=a]t), n. [OE. stat, OF. estat, F. [ e]tat, fr. L. status a standing, position, fr. stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Estate}, {Status}.] 1. The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
states’ rights — n [pl] (in the US) the rights held by individual states under the 10th Amendment to the American Constitution. These include the right to have their own criminal laws, laws regarding commerce and taxes, and laws on education, health and social… … Universalium
States'Rights Party — n. A former political party founded in 1948 by Southern Democrats to consolidate opposition to civil rights policies of the regular Democratic Party. * * * … Universalium
