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full faith and credit

full faith and credit noun: an obligation under the United States Constitution for each state to recognize the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.

Noun

full faith and credit

  1. An obligation under the United States Constitution for each state to recognize the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.

Questions about full faith and credit

What does full faith and credit mean?
Full faith and credit means an obligation under the United States Constitution for each state to recognize the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.
What part of speech is full faith and credit?
Full faith and credit is a noun.

Words near full faith and credit in the dictionary

  1. full employment
  2. full English
  3. full English breakfast
  4. full English breakfasts
  5. full Englishes
  6. full faith and credit
  7. full fig
  8. full fling
  9. full forward
  10. full forwards
  11. full frontal

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