{Right of nullification} (U. S. Hist.), the right claimed in behalf of a State to nullify or make void, by its sovereign act or decree, an enactment of the general government which it deems unconstitutional. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Nullification (U.S. Constitution) — Nullification is a legal theory that a State has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal law which that state has deemed unconstitutional. The theory is based on a view that the States formed the Union by an agreement (or compact ) among … Wikipedia
Nullification — Nul li*fi*ca tion, n. [L. nullificatio contempt. See {Nullify}.] The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect. [1913 Webster] {Right of nullification} (U. S. Hist.), the right claimed in behalf of a State to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nullification — may refer to: Nullification (U.S. Constitution), a legal theory that a U.S. State has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal law that a state has deemed unconstitutional. Nullification Crisis, the 1832 confrontation between the United… … Wikipedia
Nullification Crisis — Events leading to the U.S. Civil War Northwest Ordinance Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions Missouri Compromise … Wikipedia
nullification — nullificationist, nullificator, n. /nul euh fi kay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of nullifying. 2. the state of being nullified. 3. (often cap.) the failure or refusal of a U.S. state to aid in enforcement of federal laws within its limits,… … Universalium
Jury nullification — means making a law void by jury decision; in other words, the process whereby a jury in a criminal case effectively nullifies a law by acquitting a defendant regardless of the weight of evidence against him or her. [… … Wikipedia
Jury nullification in the United States — John Peter Zenger, a printer in the English colony of New York, was tried for seditious libel in 1734 for publishing a newspaper critical of the governor. The jury acquitted Zenger despite the judge s instructions; this is perhaps the most famous … Wikipedia
jury nullification — (JOOR.ee nul.uh.fuh.KAY.shun) n. The act of a jury finding a person not guilty because they believe the law under which the defendant was charged is unfair, misguided, or not applicable. jury nullifier n. Example Citation: A measure on the South… … New words
The United States of America — The United States of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America BOUNDARIES AND AREA On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… … Catholic encyclopedia
nullifier — noun Date: 1832 one that nullifies; specifically one maintaining the right of nullification against the United States government … New Collegiate Dictionary
