Interstate commerce

/ˈɪntərˌsteɪt ˈkɑmərs/ noun phrase

Definition

Commercial trade, business, or transportation that crosses state boundaries or affects multiple states. Under the Commerce Clause, Congress has broad power to regulate interstate commerce, which has become one of the most expansive federal powers.

Etymology

From Latin 'inter' (between) and 'status' (state) plus 'commercium' (trade). The concept became crucial after the Articles of Confederation failed partly due to destructive trade wars between states.

Kelly Says

What started as Congress's power to prevent states from taxing each other's goods became the constitutional foundation for nearly everything the federal government does—from civil rights laws to drug prohibition to environmental protection—all justified because economic activity somehow 'affects' interstate commerce!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክፍለ ሀገር ንግድ
kifle hager ngid
ARالعربية
التجارة بين الولايات
al-tijaarah bayn al-wilayaat
BNবাংলা
রাষ্ট্রীয় বাণিজ্য
raash-tree-ee ba-ani-jya
CACatalà
comerç interestat
koh-mehr-s in-ter-es-ta-t
CSČeština
mezinárodní obchod
me-zha-na-rod-ni ob-chod
DADansk
handel mellem stater
han-del mel-lem sta-ter
DEDeutsch
Interstaatlicher Handel
in-ter-shtaat-li-cher han-del
ELΕλληνικά
εμπορία μεταξύ κρατών
em-por-ee-ah met-a-ksee kra-ton
ESEspañol
comercio interestatal
koh-mer-thee-oh in-ter-es-tah-tal
FAفارسی
تجارت بین ایالت ها
te-ja-rat bein e-ye-lat ha
FISuomi
valtioiden välisen kauppa
val-ti-o-iden ve-li-sen kaup-pa
FRFrançais
commerce interétatique
koh-mer-s eh-ter-eh-tah-teek
GUGU
રાજ્ય વેપાર
raaj-ya ve-paar
HAHA
wa'azin tsakanin jiho
wa-a-zin tsa-kan-in ji-ho
HEעברית
מסחר בין מדינות
mas-khar bein me-din-ot
HIहिन्दी
राज्य-व्यापी व्यापार
raaj-ya-vya-pee vyaa-paar
HUMagyar
államok közötti kereskedelem
ah-llah-mok ko-zoet-ti ke-res-ke-de-lem
IDBahasa Indonesia
perdagangan antar negara
per-dag-an an-tar ne-ga-rah
IGIG
akwukwo n'etiti
ak-wuk-wo n-e-ti-ti
ITItaliano
commercio interstatale
koh-mehr-tsee-oh in-ter-stah-ta-leh
JA日本語
州間貿易
shu-kan bo-eki
KKKK
республика ара
res-pub-li-ka a-ra
KMKM
ទំនាក់ទំនងអន្តររដ្ឋ
toom-naak-toom-noong an-tra-rot
KO한국어
주간 무역
ju-gan mu-yeok
MSBahasa Melayu
perdagangan antarabangsa
per-dag-an an-ta-ra-bang-sa
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်နယ်ဆက်ဆံရေး
pyi-ne-se-k-se-k-shan-ye
NLNederlands
interstate handel
in-ter-steyt han-del
NONorsk
handel mellom stater
han-del mel-lem sta-ter
PAPA
ਰਾਜ-ਵਿਆਪી ਵਪਾਰ
raaj-vya-pee vpaa-ar
PLPolski
handel międzypaństwowy
han-del mie-z-dzy-pan-st-wow-ym
PTPortuguês
comércio interestadual
koh-mehr-thee-oh in-ter-es-tah-doo-al
RORomână
comerț interstatal
koh-mehr-ts in-ter-sta-tal
RUРусский
межгосударственный товарооборот
myezh-gosudarstven-nyy to-va-ro-o-bor-ot
SVSvenska
handel mellan stater
han-del me-llan sta-ter
SWKiswahili
biashara baina nchi
bee-a-sha-ra bah-in-a n-chee
TAதமிழ்
மாநில வர்த்தகம்
maa-na-il var-tha-kam
TEతెలుగు
రాష్ట్ర వాణిజ్యం
raash-tra vaani-jya-m
THไทย
การค้าระหว่างรัฐ
gaan ka ra-wng rat
TLTL
kalakalan sa pagitan ng mga estado
ka-la-ka-lan sa pa-gi-tan ng mga es-ta-do
TRTürkçe
uluslararası ticaret
oo-loo-slar-a-ra-si ti-ca-ret
UKУкраїнська
міждержавний товарообіг
mish-der-hav-nyy to-va-ro-o-big
URاردو
سرکاری تجارت
sar-kari ti-ja-rat
VITiếng Việt
buôn bán liên bang
boon ban lien bang
YOYO
ṣeṣeṣe iṣẹ́
she-she-she ee-she
ZH中文
跨州贸易
kuà zhōu màoyì
ZUZU
imali yasekhaya
ee-ma-lee ya-se-kha-ya

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