Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Compact Clause

U.S. Const. art. I, § 10, cl. 3, which disallows a state .from entering into a contract with another state or a foreign country without congressional approval.

compact

n. An agreement or covenant between two or more parties, esp. between governments or states.

interstate compact

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