Laws or legislative measures enacted to oppose, nullify, or balance the effects of other legislation.
From counter- + legislation, from Latin legis (law) + latus (past participle of ferre, to carry, propose). The compound describes legislation designed to counter other laws.
When one state passes a strict immigration law, another state might pass counterlegislation protecting immigrants—it's how federalism creates legal conflicts!
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