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nec·es·sary and proper clause n often cap N&P&C [from the words of the clause]: the clause in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution that empowers the Congress to make all laws necessary for executing its other powers and those of the federal government as a whole
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law.
Merriam-Webster.
1996.
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Language in Article I of the U.S. Constitution authorizing Congress to pass laws that are necessary and proper to carrying out the powers granted to the government by the Constitution.
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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