Federal law generally defers to state law on matters relating to property.

While the courts may examine such evidence closely, in practice they generally defer to the Executive Branch.

As our presidential records executive order states, we will generally defer to the wishes of the past president.

Otherwise, in the typical custody dispute, the appellate courts generally defer to the judge in the trial court.

Courts generally defer to the expertise of administrative agencies.

States generally defer to the federal government in regulating toxic chemicals because of the scientific and financial burden of studying them.

But the legal experts said sentencing judges frequently make recommendations, to which the officials generally defer because the judges know more about the defendants.

In practice, the need for predictability means that inferior courts generally defer to precedent by superior courts.

Local district attorneys, if they were informed, generally deferred to OSHA.

This body generally defers to the fine arts commission on design questions, so Thursday's decision is likely to be critical.