Meanings
- A hypothetical U.S. state that would be east of the Dakotas.
Mr. Douglas indicated that the East Dakota Environmental Protection regulations were overly strict.
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On the one hand, you could argue that West Dakota's conduct-regulating goals would not be greatly sacrificed by applying East Dakota law to a claim by an East Dakota plaintiff.
2016, Michael H. Hoffheimer, Examples & Explanations for Conflict of Laws, →ISBNConsider the converse case: Altieri's first case is brought in an East Dakota state court, the state that applies the "primary rights" approach to claim preclusion.
2017, Joseph W. Glannon, Andrew M. Perlman, Peter Raven-Hansen, Civil Procedure: A Coursebook, →ISBN - humorousThe area of western Minnesota which mainly consists of the Red River (of the North) valley.
Origin
From the analogy with North Dakota and South Dakota.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
East Dakota. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Dakota
“East Dakota.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Dakota. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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