interstate compact
A voluntary agreement between states enacted into law in the participating states upon federal congressional approval. Cf. INTERSTATE AGREEMENT. [Cases: States 6. C.J.S. States §§ 31–32, 143.]
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interstate compact
interstate compact
interstate compact 〈美〉州际协定 各州之间为解决共同的问题而自愿订立的协议。根据宪法第一条第十款的规定，有关重大事项的协定须经国会同意。州际协定主要是涉及资源保护、边界问题、教育、港口管制、防洪、水资源利用权及刑事问题等事项。
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