Interposition


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

noun
1.
the act or fact of or the condition of being .
2.
something .
3.
the doctrine that an individual state of the U.S. may oppose any federal action it believes encroaches on its sovereignty.
/ˌɪntəpəˈzɪʃən/
noun
1.
something interposed
2.
the act of interposing or the state of being interposed
n.

late 14c., from Old French interposicion (12c.), from Latin interpositionem (nominative interpositio), noun of action from past participle stem of interponere “to put between, place among; put forward,” from inter- (see inter-) + ponere (see position).

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