repugnancy between statutes
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 75 U.S. 163 - McKee v. United States · 1868Most cited · 7 citing opinions
It is a well-settled principle of law, that in case of the repugnancy between two statutes, the latter one must prevail over the former. In that particular in which the prior and the latter act cannot consistently stand together, the latter act must be taken, pro tanto, as a modification or repeal of the former.
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