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intratribal

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌɪntɹəˈtɹaɪbəl/

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adj

Meaning 1

Within a tribe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 2014, Matthew L.M. Fletcher, American Indian Tribal Law (Aspen Elective Series), Riverwoods, IL:Wolters Kluwer, →ISBN, p. 118. See also M.L.M. Fletcher, "Toward a Theory of Intertribal and Intratribal Common Law", 43:3 Hous. L. Rev. 701 (2006-2007). [pp. 701-741, esp. 707]. "Intratribal common law is the common law applied by tribal courts in cases arising out of an indigenous legal construct... An indigenous legal construct, in contrast to an Anglo-American legal construct, is a legal construct that originates within the tribal community." [Matthew L.M. Fletcher]

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h1énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English tribal English intratribal From intra- + tribal.