interposition
interposal

No interposition will then be strong or quick enough to save you.

When Jefferson was out of office, he supported state "interposition" against the national government.

Interposition also involves a declaration that a federal law is unconstitutional.

As plainly, the signals from space had been begun without the interposition of life.

It will be observed that there is no absolute certainty about their points of interposition.

Through Divine interposition, the poison failed to accomplish its purpose.

The courts have held that interposition is not a valid constitutional doctrine.

Interposition and nullification have been raised recently in several state legislatures.

No memory of how Phil was injured, a fall into glass, a dark interposition with a knife.

The interposition graft must now be harvested from its donor site.

In practice, the terms nullification and interposition often have been used indistinguishably.

The shadow is the result of the interposition of a body between light and some other substance.

As noted above, the courts have rejected both nullification and interposition.

The interposition of the gods is, however, usually managed with dignity and appropriateness.

Though interposition and nullification are similar, there are some differences.

The red glare was temporarily dimmed by interposition of the running man, but Thomas could see everything.

The Virginia Resolutions did not explain what form this "interposition" might take.

"But your interposition, marquise; that is very cunning on her part.

By a peculiar interposition of Providence and railway mismanagement he had not so long to wait.

Twice have you been saved by his accursed interposition.

This is due to the interposition of larval excrement between the two walls.

Between these he recognized no medium of interposition.

Frankfurter resented the interposition of federal court review over state criminal actions.

Interposition has not been upheld by the courts.

We did, however, note that patients in whom the interposition had been performed 10 or more years previously, showed a higher propulsive rate.