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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Dormant Commerce Clause. The constitutional principle that the Commerce Clause prevents state regulation of interstate commercial activity even when Congress has not acted under its Commerce Clause po

Commerce Court. See COURT

Interstate

adj. Between two or more states or residents of different states.

Interstate Commerce Commission

The now defunct federal agency established by the Interstate Commerce Act in 1887 to regulate surface transportation between states by certifying carriers and pipelines and by monitoring quality and pricing. * In December 1995, when Congress eliminated this agency, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) - a three-member board that is a division of the Department of Transportation - assumed most of the agency's duties. - Abbr. ICC.

interstate agreement

An agreement between states. Cf. interstate compact under COMPACT.

interstate commerce

Trade and other business activities between those located in different states; esp., traffic in goods and travel of people between states. ( For purposes of this phrase, most statutory definitions include a territory of the United States as a state. Some statutory definitions of interstate commerce include commerce between a foreign country and a state.

interstate compact

A voluntary agreement between states enacted into law in the participating states upon federal congressional approval. Cf. INTERSTATE AGREEMENT.

interstate extradition

Extradition in response to a demand made by the governor of one state on the governor of another state. ( This procedure is provided for by the federal constitution, by federal statute, and by state statutes.

interstate income-withholding order

A court order entered to enforce a support order of a court of another state by withholding income of the defaulting person.

interstate law

1. INTERNATIONAL LAW. 2. The rules and principles used to determine controversies between residents of different states.

interstate rendition

See RENDITION.