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Asylum
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AsylumA place, of refuge where debtors and criminals fled for safety.
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Place
Pleading, evidence. A particular portion of space; locality.
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Asylee
An alien in the United States or at a port of entry who is found to be unable or unwilling to return to his or her country of nationality, or to seek the protection of that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution. Persecution or the fear thereof must be based on the alien’s race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. For persons with no nationality, the country of nationality is considered to be the country in which the alien last habitually resided.
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Assurance
1) Com. law. Insurance. 2) Conveyancing. This is called a common assurance. But the term assurances includes, in an enlarged sense, all instruments which dispose of property, whether they be the grants of private persons, or not; such are fines and recoveries, and private acts of the legislature.
Assured
A person who has been insured by some insurance company, or underwriter, against losses or perils mentioned in the policy of insurance.
Assurer
One who insures another against certain perils and dangers. The same as underwriter.
Assythment
Scotch law. An indemnification which a criminal is bound to make to the party injured or his executors, though the crime itself should be extinguished by pardon.
Asylee
An alien in the United States or at a port of entry who is found to be unable or unwilling to return to his or her country of nationality, or to seek the protection of that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution. Persecution or the fear thereof must be based on the alien’s race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. For persons with no nationality, the country of nationality is considered to be the country in which the alien last habitually resided.
Asylum
At issue
The time in a lawsuit when the complaining party has stated their claim and the other side has responded with a denial and the matter is ready to be tried.
At law
This phrase is used to point out that a thing is to be doneaccording to the course of the common law. In many cases when there is no remedy at law, one will be affordedin equity.
At will
An employment situation where the employee is not protected from arbitrary firing -- the employee works only at the pleasure of management and may be terminated at any time for no reason. Contrast "For cause."
At will employment
The concept in employment law that says an employee serves "at the will" of the employer and can be terminated with or without cause. The concept has been modified by labor law and is not applicable to independent contractors who perform and are paid according to the terms of their contract.
Atavus
The male ascendant in the fifth degree, was so called among the Romans, and in tables of genealogy the term is still employed.
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Place
Pleading, evidence. A particular portion of space; locality.
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Asylee
An alien in the United States or at a port of entry who is found to be unable or unwilling to return to his or her country of nationality, or to seek the protection of that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution. Persecution or the fear thereof must be based on the alien’s race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. For persons with no nationality, the country of nationality is considered to be the country in which the alien last habitually resided.
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Assurance
1) Com. law. Insurance. 2) Conveyancing. This is called a common assurance. But the term assurances includes, in an enlarged sense, all instruments which dispose of property, whether they be the grants of private persons, or not; such are fines and recoveries, and private acts of the legislature.
Assured
A person who has been insured by some insurance company, or underwriter, against losses or perils mentioned in the policy of insurance.
Assurer
One who insures another against certain perils and dangers. The same as underwriter.
Assythment
Scotch law. An indemnification which a criminal is bound to make to the party injured or his executors, though the crime itself should be extinguished by pardon.
Asylee
An alien in the United States or at a port of entry who is found to be unable or unwilling to return to his or her country of nationality, or to seek the protection of that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution. Persecution or the fear thereof must be based on the alien’s race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. For persons with no nationality, the country of nationality is considered to be the country in which the alien last habitually resided.
Asylum
At issue
The time in a lawsuit when the complaining party has stated their claim and the other side has responded with a denial and the matter is ready to be tried.
At law
This phrase is used to point out that a thing is to be doneaccording to the course of the common law. In many cases when there is no remedy at law, one will be affordedin equity.
At will
An employment situation where the employee is not protected from arbitrary firing -- the employee works only at the pleasure of management and may be terminated at any time for no reason. Contrast "For cause."
At will employment
The concept in employment law that says an employee serves "at the will" of the employer and can be terminated with or without cause. The concept has been modified by labor law and is not applicable to independent contractors who perform and are paid according to the terms of their contract.
Atavus
The male ascendant in the fifth degree, was so called among the Romans, and in tables of genealogy the term is still employed.
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