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Permanent resident alien
Permanent resident alienAn alien admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident. Permanent residents are also commonly referred to as immigrants; however, the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) broadly defines an immigrant as any alien in the United States, except one legally admitted under specific nonimmigrant categories. An illegal alien who entered the United States without inspection, for example, would be strictly defined as an immigrant under the INA but is not a permanent resident alien. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Alien Any person not a citizen or national of the United States. States By this name are understood in some countries, the assembly of the different orders of the people to regulate the affairs of the commonwealth, as, the states general. Lawful That which is not forbidden by law. Id omne licitum est, quod non est legibus prohibitum, quamobrem, quod, lege permittente, fit, poenam non meretur. To be valid a contract must be lawful. Resident International law. A minister, according to diplomatic language, of a third order, less in dignity than an ambassador, or an envoy. This term formerly related only to the continuance of the minister's stay, but now it is confined to ministers of this class. 2) Persons. A person coming into a place with intention to establish his domicil or permanent residence, and who in consequence actually remains there. Time is not so essential as the intent, executed by making or beginning an actual establishment, though it be abandoned in a longer, or shorter period. Immigrants Persons who come into a foreign country or region to live. Immigration The removing into one place from another. Nationality The state of a person in relation to the nation in which he was born. Nonimmigrant An alien who seeks temporary entry to the United States for a specific purpose. The alien must have a permanent residence abroad (for most classes of admission) and qualify for the nonimmigrant classification sought. Illegal Contrary to law; unlawful. It is a general rule, that the law will never give its aid to a party who has entered into an illegal contract, whether the same be in direct violation of a statute, against public policy, or opposed to public morals. .Nor to a contract which is fraudulent, which affects the defendant or a third person. Without Pleading. This word is adopted in formal traverses, and is a negative signifying "and not for;" accordingly the language of the elder entries sometimes is, It et nemy pur tiel cause. Inspection 1) Common law. The examination of certain articles made by law subject to such examination, so that they may be declared fit for commerce. The decision of the inspectors is not final; the object' of the law is to protect the community from fraud, and to preserve the character of the merchandise abroad. 2) Practice. Examination. Example An example is a case put to illustrate a. principle. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Perma-temp A long term temporary employee, or agency worker, who looks, acts, eats and works like an employee but isn't legally considered an employee of the client for income and employment tax purposes. The status of perma-temps for employee benefits such as pension and profit sharing is in litigation. Permanent injunction A court order requiring that some action be taken, or that some party refrain from taking action. It differs from forms of temporary relief, such as a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction. Permanent resident Any person not a citizen of the United States who is residing in the U.S. under legally recognized and lawfully recorded permanent residence as an immigrant. Also known as "Permanent Resident Alien", "Lawful Permanent Resident," "Resident Alien Permit Holder," and "Green Card Holder." Permanent-trespasses When trespasses of one and the same kind, are committed on several days, and are in their nature capable of renewal or continuation, and are actually renowed or continued from day to day, so that the particular injury, done on each particular day, cannot be distinguished from what was done on another day, these wrongs are called permanent trespasses. in declaring for such trespasses they may be laid with a continuando. Permission A license to do a thing; an authority to do an act which without such authority would have been unlawful. Permissive Allowed; that which may be done; as permissive waste, which is the permitting real estate to go to waste; when a tenant is bound to repair he is punishable for permissive waste. Permit A license or warrant to do something not forbidden bylaw. Permutation Civil law. Exchange; barter. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Perish To perish. To come to an end; to cease to be; to die. Perishable goods Goods which are lessened in value and become worse by being kept. Perjury Criminal law. This offence at common law is defined to be a wilful false oath, by one who being lawfully required to depose the truth in any judicial proceedings, swears absolutely in a matter material to the point in question, whether he be believed or not. Permanent injunction A court order requiring that some action be taken, or that some party refrain from taking action. It differs from forms of temporary relief, such as a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction. Permanent resident Any person not a citizen of the United States who is residing in the U.S. under legally recognized and lawfully recorded permanent residence as an immigrant. Also known as "Permanent Resident Alien", "Lawful Permanent Resident," "Resident Alien Permit Holder," and "Green Card Holder." Permanent resident alien Permanent-trespasses When trespasses of one and the same kind, are committed on several days, and are in their nature capable of renewal or continuation, and are actually renowed or continued from day to day, so that the particular injury, done on each particular day, cannot be distinguished from what was done on another day, these wrongs are called permanent trespasses. in declaring for such trespasses they may be laid with a continuando. Perma-temp A long term temporary employee, or agency worker, who looks, acts, eats and works like an employee but isn't legally considered an employee of the client for income and employment tax purposes. The status of perma-temps for employee benefits such as pension and profit sharing is in litigation. Permission A license to do a thing; an authority to do an act which without such authority would have been unlawful. Permissive Allowed; that which may be done; as permissive waste, which is the permitting real estate to go to waste; when a tenant is bound to repair he is punishable for permissive waste. Permit A license or warrant to do something not forbidden bylaw. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Permanent resident alien. If you have a better definition for Permanent resident alien than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Permanent resident alien may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Permanent resident alien and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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