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▪ I. interstate, inter-state, a. and n. orig. U.S.|ˈɪntəˌsteɪt|
[inter- 5.]
Lying, extending, or carried on between independent states, or between states belonging to a Union, Federation, etc. Also as n., a road between states.
Interstate Commerce Act, an Act of Congress, passed Feb. 4, 1887, to regulate the commerce between the different States, establishing a body of commissioners for the administration of the law.
a1845Joseph Story cited in Worcester. 1862J. M. Ludlow Hist. U.S. 36 The Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction in all questions of constitutional, international, and (if I may venture the term) interstate law. 1876Bancroft Hist. U.S. VI. xxvi. 34 When inter-state rights were to be confided to the members of each state. 1887Daily News 11 Jan. 6/5 To await the action of Congress upon the Inter-State Commerce Bill. 1887Statutes at Large U.S.A. XXIV. 383 A Commission is hereby created and established to be known as the Inter-State Commerce Commission. 1899C. M. Depew ibid. 5 June 2/2 Trusts are purely State, and not inter-State affairs. 1928Manch. Guardian Weekly 31 Aug. 75/1 The problem of inter⁓State legal aid was bound to throw light upon the larger question of international legal aid. 1943Wyndham Lewis Let. 21 Aug. (1963) 367, I hate to think how much inter-state competition there is going to be after this war. 1953A. Upfield Murder must Wait iv. 30 Such matters as State boundaries [in Australia] and inter-State jealousies wouldn't register with Bony. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. 33/5 Here in Georgia where Inter⁓state 75 slices through the heart of a peanut, cotton and general farming area. Ibid. 17 Feb. B2/3 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposes to ban the interstate shipment of products containing carbon tetrachloride because of health hazards. 1969Jane's Freight Containers 1968–69 115/1 During 1967, the Interstate Commerce Commission approved the merger of the company with the Chicago Great Western Railway. 1969Sydney Morning Herald 24 May 35/4 (Advt.), Interstate carrier requires hauliers. 1971Sunday Australian 8 Aug. 8/3 Builders and interstate truckdrivers, always high on the bankruptcy lists, continue to provide more than their share of debtors. 1971D. E. Westlake I gave at the Office (1972) 84 The shipments..traveled via truck on Interstate 40 and US 64 to a small town near Little Rock. 1972Times of India 28 Nov. 10/7 Referring to inter-state disputes, Dr. Gajendragadkar urged the government to set up an inter-state council under Art. 263 to deal with such disputes instead of attempting to solve them on a political plane. 1973J. M. White Garden Game 173 The five-hour drive along Interstate 10 from Phoenix to Los Angeles. 1973Sun-Herald (Sydney) 26 Aug. 73/4 As NSW champion she would have been the first player picked in the State team for the interstate series.
▪ II. interstate, adv. Austral.|ɪntəˈsteɪt|
[f. interstate a. and n.]
In(to) or from a state, esp. other than that in which one is (normally) resident.
1924Austral. Parl. Papers 1923–4 II. 1033 The mail boats are no longer permitted to carry passengers interstate. 1942Sydney Morning Herald 30 Oct. 4/8 Advance applications for space for the transport of goods interstate would not be entertained. 1957J. Waten Shares in Murder 110 Stan's away interstate. 1965K. Smith OGF 124 Would any Australian businessman go interstate without a living allowance. 1977Weekly Times (Melbourne) 19 Jan. 28/5 Travellers moving interstate during the holiday period are asked not to bring fruit back into Victoria. 1986Canberra Times 15 Mar. c9/4 (Advt.), House for sale... Owner moving interstate. |