state's rights
1State motorcyclists' rights organizations — (SMROs) exist in about 32 US states, 25 of which call themselves ABATE of (state name), the rest going by various other names. SMROs advocate for a point of view in motorcycling that is, in general, hostile to mandatory helmet laws, required… …
2state's rights — Rights not conferred on the federal government or forbidden to the States according to the 10th Amendment, U.S. Constitution …
3state — n often attrib 1 a: a politically organized body of people usu. occupying a definite territory; esp: one that is sovereign b: the political organization that has supreme civil authority and political power and serves as the basis of government… …
4state court — ➔ court1 * * * state court UK US noun [C or U] ► LAW in the US, a court that makes decisions about cases according to state laws rather than federal law: »Federal courts must recognize class action shareholder settlements approved by state courts …
5State and Local Affairs — ▪ 1997 Introduction States continued to be at the centre of national debates on public policy during 1996. The U.S. Congress, reacting in part to successful experimentation by a number of states, enacted a historic welfare reform measure… …
6State nicknames and symbols — ▪ Table State nicknames and symbols state state tree state bird state flower state nickname(s) motto United States bald eagle* rose In God We Trust Alabama southern (longleaf) pine yellowhammer camellia Cotton State, Yellowhammer State, Heart of… …
7Rights and responsibilities of marriages in the United States — According to the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), there are over a thousand federal laws that treat married people differently from single people. It should be noted that these rights and responsibilities apply only to male… …
8State and Church — • The Church and the State are both perfect societies, that is to say, each essentially aiming at a common good commensurate with the need of mankind at large and ultimate in a generic kind of life, and each juridically competent to provide all… …
9State of New York — State of New York † Catholic Encyclopedia ► State of New York One of the thirteen colonies of Great Britain, which on 4 July, 1776, adopted the Declaration of Independence and became the United States of America. BOUNDARIES AND… …
10state action — n 1: an action that is either taken directly by the state or bears a sufficient connection to the state to be attributed to it ◇ State actions are subject to judicial scrutiny for violations of the rights to due process and equal protection… …
