full faith and credit

American  

noun

1. the obligation under Article IV of the U.S. Constitution for each state to recognize the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.

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full faith and credit

It’s unclear whether other lawmakers will be willing to tie the full faith and credit of the state to an industry that’s still proving itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

The best annuity you can get is Social Security, which is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government and which adjusts payments every year to match the official inflation rate.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026

Moody’s said the Aa2 rating on the city’s general obligation bonds is the same as New York City’s issuer rating given the “city’s full faith and credit pledge to pay the bonds.”

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

That could create a kind of arms race between states: If the full faith and credit clause requires one state to honor another’s final judgment, the first to get there might have an edge.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025

The Court held that the case was governed under the full faith and credit clause by the Vermont workmen's compensation act, not that of New Hampshire.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Edward Samuel Corwin