单词 | states' rights |
释义 | 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 seen as the exclusive concern of the states and that is most often associated with the states favoring slavery and secession in the 19th century compare federalism |
随便看 |
法律词典收录了7366条英汉双解法律词条,基本涵盖了常用法律英语单词及短语词组的翻译及用法,是法律学习的有利工具。