Term: preemption: the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
Broader: legal principle: (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence | Unrelated: japanese beetle: small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America
Broader: legal principle: (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence | Unrelated: titmouse: small insectivorous birds
Broader: legal principle: (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence | Unrelated: mother's daughter: a daughter who is favored by and similar to her mother
Broader: legal principle: (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence | Unrelated: handoff: (American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate
Broader: legal principle: (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence | Unrelated: genus daphnia: water fleas
Broader: legal principle: (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence | Unrelated: carbuncle: an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus
Broader: legal principle: (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence | Unrelated: genus phlox: herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or matted); from Alaska and western Canada to Mexico
Broader: legal principle: (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence | Unrelated: bovine: any of various members of the genus Bos
Broader: legal principle: (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence | Unrelated: lenitive: remedy that eases pain and discomfort
Broader: legal principle: (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence | Unrelated: aliyah: (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah