Federation Law and Legal Definition
The term federation is derived from the Latin term foedus or foederis. Federation is a league or union of states, groups, or peoples united under a strong central authority but retaining limited regional sovereignty. It can be a sovereign state that includes a union of partially self-governing states. In other words it means regions or individual states united by a central (federal) government. It involves an agreement between a number of sovereign states based on mutual consent. The component states in a federation are sovereign in the sense that some of the powers that are reserved to the individual states cannot be exercised by the federal or central government. The central government cannot alter the self governing status of the component states in a federation. Federations can be formed either for a small area or a large area of territory. The constitutional structure of government found under a federation is known as federalism. A federation is also known as a federal state.
Legal Definition list
- Federally-Declared Disaster [Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce]
- Federally-Controlled Information System
- Federally-Controlled Facilities
- Federally Vaccine-Eligible Child
- Federally Supported Work
- Federation
- Fedwire (R)
- Fedwire(R) Non-Value Transaction
- Fedwire(R) Value Transfer
- Fee
- Fee Based SBA-Sponsored Activity
Related Legal Terms
- American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
- American Federation of Information Processing Societies
- American Federation of Labor Congress of Industrial AFLCIO
- American Federation of Teachers [AFT]
- American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
- Articles of Confederation
- Confederation
- Consumer Federation of America
- National Federation of Decency
- National Federation of Independent Business [NFIB]
