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Interposition
Interposition meaning
The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation. | The thing interposed.
Synonyms of Interposition
Example sentences (5)
Madison explained that when the Virginia Legislature passed the Virginia Resolution, the "interposition" it contemplated was "a concurring and cooperating interposition of the States, not that of a single State.
The Virginia Resolution did not indicate what form this "interposition" might take or what effect it would have.
The Virginia Resolution did not refer to "nullification", but instead used the idea of " interposition " by the states.
The Virginia Resolutions of 1798 refer to " interposition " to express the idea that the states have a right to "interpose" to prevent harm caused by unconstitutional laws.
Thus, whereas the United States enforced a peace in much of the lands southward from the Nation and undertook measures to maintain internal tranquility in such areas, the United States on the other hand withdrew from interposition in Mexico.