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interposition

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[in-ter-puh-zish-uhn] / ˌɪn tər pəˈzɪʃ ən /

noun

  1. the act or fact of interposing or the condition of being interposed.

  2. something interposed.

  3. the doctrine that an individual state of the U.S. may oppose any federal action it believes encroaches on its sovereignty.

Other Word Forms

  • noninterposition noun

Etymology

Origin of interposition

1375–1425; late Middle English interposicio ( u ) n < Latin interpositiōn- (stem of interpositiō ), equivalent to interposit ( us ) (past participle of interpōnere to place between) + -iōn- -ion

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