intrastate
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- adjective
- /ˌɪntrəˈsteɪt/
- Specialized
- Personal jurisdiction was not at issue in Stanley, which was a wholly intrastate Illinois dependency case.
- intrastate commerce
- intrastate conflict
- intrastate activity
Examples
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More importantly, it is not apparent why Congress would need to regulate intrastate waters in this way to facilitate interstate commerce.
Academic text (2002) -
Accordingly, Gibbons suggests that, although Congress can regulate navigation between states, purely intrastate commerce is considered beyond its reach.
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Perhaps most problematic is the intrastate conflict in Illinois.
Academic text (1992) -
Instead, each state has been allowed to devise its own intrastate funding formula.
Academic text (1991) -
First, the interstate and intrastate natural gas markets were unified and placed under a common regulatory scheme.
Academic text (1990) -
Interstate and intrastate transactions were treated evenhandedly under the Washington tax scheme.
Academic text (1995) -
Merging these powers under one agency profoundly shaped the intrastate power balance.
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Intrastate population shift changed the demographic and linguistic character of previously Anglo-American dominated towns.
Academic text (2000) -
Examples of discriminatory taxation include taxes that provide a direct commercial advantage to an intrastate business and taxes that act as a tariff on interstate commerce.
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Many states enforce regulations on intrastate transportation to ensure safety within their borders.
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Etymology
The word intrastate comes from the prefix intra- meaning 'within' and state meaning 'a region with its own government'. So an intrastate activity happens 'within' a single state, not between states.