This view of the Constitution has been rejected by the federal courts, which consistently have held that under the Constitution, the states do not have the power to nullify federal laws. The courts have rejected the compact theory, finding that the Constitution was not a contract among the states.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent in San Diego has been arrested for hiding his undocumented father and other people in the U.S. illegally.
: the state of being hidden. 1  She went into hiding [=she went to a secret place where she would not be found by the people who were looking for her] to avoid reporters and television cameras. 2  He has been in hiding for years. 3  He came out of hiding to answer the rumors.