Articles of Confederation
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n.
The document that formalized the agreement between the original thirteen states of the Union. It was written in 1777, enacted in 1781, and replaced by the Constitution in 1789.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.
Amy Hackney Blackwell.
2008.
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Webster's New World Law Dictionary.
Susan Ellis Wild.
2000.
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Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law.
2005.
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The document that set forth the terms under which the original thirteen states agreed to participate in a centralized form of government, in addition to their self-rule, and that was in effect from March 1, 1781, to March 4, 1789, prior to the adoption of the Constitution.
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Articles of Confederation — Die Konföderationsartikel Die Konföderationsartikel (engl. Articles of Confederation), waren die erste verfassungsrechtliche Grundlage der Vereinigten Staaten und Vorläufer der amerikanischen Verfassung von 1789. Sie waren von 1781 bis 1789 in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Articles of Confederation — Articles of Con|fed|e|ra|tion, the an agreement made in 1781 by the 13 original colonies of the US, which established a government for the US, and which was used as the basic law of the country until the Constitution of the United States was… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Articles of Confederation — the first constitution of the 13 American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States. * * * Early U.S. constitution (1781–89) under the government by the Continental Congress, replaced in 1787 by the U.S … Universalium
Articles of Confederation — The instrument forming the Confederation of the original thirteen states of the Union which was in force from March 1, 1781, to March 4, 1789. Owings v Speed, 18 US (5 Wheat) 420, 5 L Ed 124. It formed a mere league of states, not a union of,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Articles of Confederation — preliminary constitution of the United States in effect between 1781 1789 (replaced by the current U.S. Constitution in 1789) … English contemporary dictionary
