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Federative

Uniting in a league forming a confederacy federal...

Federate

United by compact as sovereignties states or nations joined in confederacy leagued confederate as federate nations...

Federal National Mortgage Association

A federally chartered corporation that purchases and resells mortgages...

federal register

federal register A daily publication in which the U.S. administrative agencies publish their rules and regulations, including proposed rules and regulations for public comment. Source: FindLaw ...

federalize

To unite in compact as different States to confederate for political purposes to unite by or under the Federal Constitution...

federal poverty guidelines See Poverty Guidelines. The Department of Health and Human Services publishes a list every year giving the lowest income acceptable for a family of a particular size so that the family does not live in poverty. Consular officers use these figures in immigrant visa cases to determine whether a sponsor's income is sufficient to support a new immigrant, in accordance with U.S. immigration laws. Visit the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Poverty Guidelines page for more information. Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...

federal labor union

federal labor union : a union that is chartered by the AFL-CIO ...

jurisdiction

jurisdiction [Latin jurisdictio, from juris, genitive of jus law + dictio act of saying, from dicere to say] 1 : the power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law (as by rendering a decision) [to be removed to the State having of the crime "U.S. Constitution art. IV"] [a court of competent ] see also situs International Shoe Co. v. Washington in the Important Cases section compare venue NOTE: Jurisdiction determines which court system should properly adjudicate a case. Questions of jurisdiction also arise regarding quasi-judicial bodies (as administrative agencies) in their decision-making capacities. ancillary jurisdiction : jurisdiction giving a court the power to adjudicate claims (as counterclaims and cross-claims) because they arise from a cause of action over which the court has original jurisdiction ;specif : supplemental jurisdiction acquired by a federal court allowing it to adjudicate claims that are based on state law but that form part of a case...

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