federal law

collocation in English

meaningsoffederalandlaw

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federal
adjective
uk
/ˈfed.ər.əl/us
/ˈfed.ɚ.əl/
relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region, of some countries such as ...
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law
noun
uk
/lɔː/us
/lɑː/
a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a ...
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(Definition offederalandlawfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffederal law

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Moreover, relevantfederallawspecifically contemplates his office taking actions based on zoonotic outbreaks.
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Nofederallawmandates the appropriate organizational form for different types of government activity.
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A provision in thefederallawprovided an out to states seeking to avoid compliance.
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Records of local, state, andfederallawenforcement agencies were searched for adult arrests.
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Thefederallawrequires the cantons to bear at least 50 per cent of the expenses.
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Donation to individuals is legal under the laws of all 50 states and underfederallaw.
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An attempt to promote prevention by a newfederallawin 1983 failed.
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Its historical mission as well as its appointed task underfederallawis to represent employees in negotiations with employers.
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It is difficult to see why that balance should be struck differently if thefederallawhappens to be challenged in state court.
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Nofederallawat that point had defined what an obshchina was, making the case of these new formations problematic from a legal standpoint.
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They were legally established under a newfederallawon noncommercial public organisations, and, by 2000, were re-registered according to another act of government.
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Europeanfederallaw, as it currently exists, is precisely that.
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They were subject to ongoing surveillance and any violation of the terms of the legislation or otherfederallawcould result in summary regulation, internment, or deportation.
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Quite apart from state law, exactly the same phenomena happened infederallaw.
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We do not know whether these cases were brought under state orfederallaw.
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The same combination of action-forcing legislation and judicial oversight that constrains the federal executive will serve to constrain state governments when they act as the implementers offederallaw.
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Federallawis codified at.
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This is mostly governed by state law instead offederallaw, although afederallawdoes bar most such possession.
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Federallawhas followed both these trends.
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There is nofederallawagainst nudity.
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This designation insures protection underfederallaw.
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Thus, a bill becomesfederallaw.
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But the statement did not attempt to nullifyfederallaw.
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