(legal, US) That prohibits the federal government from commandeering state governments.
(legal, US) That prohibits the federal government from commandeering state governments.
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(US, transitive) To bring (a private entity, or a decentralized entity) under government control; to nationalize.
(US, of a law) Compelling building owners to rent vacant buildings to tenants rather than holding them back for other purposes.
(US, politics) Opposing or preventing filibuster.
(US, law) A legal doctrine inferred from the Commerce Clause that prohibits states from discriminating against interstate or international commerce.
(US, legal, transitive) To prohibit (a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with a government program) from future participation in that program.