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States' Rights

nounid 133967·updated May 18, 2026
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a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states

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Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution
§2
a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states
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