compact clause

compact clause definition - legal

n

A provision in the United States Constitution that prohibits a state from entering into an agreement with another state or a foreign country without Congressional approval.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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