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ResidentInternational 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.
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International
That which pertains to intercourse between nations. International law is that which regulates the intercourse between, or the relative rights of nations.
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Minister
1) Government. An officer who is placed near the sovereign, and is invested with the administration of some one of the principal branches of the government. 2) International law. This is the general name given to public functionaries who represent their country abroad, such as ambassadors, nvoys, and residents. A custom of recent origin has introduced a new kind of ministers, without any particular determination of character; these are simply called ministers, to indicate that they are invested with the general character of a sovereign's mandatories, without any particular assignment of rank or character. 3) Ecclesiastical. law. One ordained by some church to preach the gospel. 4) Mediator. An officer appointed by the government of one nation, with the consent of two other nations, who have a matter in dispute, with a view by his interference and good office to have such matter settled.
Order
An instruction rightfully given by someone superior in hyerarchy. Also, a social state of civil coexistance without widespread public violence.
Ambassador
A citizen that has been officially asked by their country to live in another country in order to legally represent it. For example, the USA has sent ambassadors to live, and represent the USA, in almost all other countries.
Envoy
International law. In diplomatic language, an envoy is a minister of the second rank, on whom his sovereign or government has conferred a degree of dignity and respectability, which, without being on a level with an ambassador, immediately follows, and among ministers, yields the preeminence to him alone.
Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
Continuance
Postponement of a legal proceeding to a later date.
Stay
A procedure whereby a court does not dismiss an action or dismisses it conditionally on grounds of forum non conveniens (supra).
Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
Place
Pleading, evidence. A particular portion of space; locality.
Intention
A design, resolve, or determination of the mind.
Establish
This word occurs frequently in the Constitution of the United $tates, and it is there used in different meanings. 1) To settle firmly, to fix unalterably; 2) To make or form as, to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies, which evidently does not mean that these laws shall be unalterably established as justice. 3) To found, to create, to regulate; 4. To found, recognize, confirm or admit; 5) To create, to ratify, or confirm.
Residence
The place of one's domicil. There is a difference between a man's residence and his domicil. He may have his domicil in Philadelphia, and still he may have a residence in New York; for although a man can have but one domicil, he may have several residences. A residence is generally tran-sient in its nature, it becomes a domicil when it is taken up animo manendi.
Time
Contracts, evidence, practice. The measure of duration., It is divided into years, months. days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It is also divided into day and night. 2) Pleading. The avertment of time is generally necessary in pleading; the rules are different, in different actions.
Actual
Real; actual.
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Resiance
A man's residence or permanent abode. Such a man is called a resiant.
Residence
The place of one's domicil. There is a difference between a man's residence and his domicil. He may have his domicil in Philadelphia, and still he may have a residence in New York; for although a man can have but one domicil, he may have several residences. A residence is generally tran-sient in its nature, it becomes a domicil when it is taken up animo manendi.
Resident alien
Applies to non-U.S. citizens currently residing in the United States. The term is applied in three different manners; please see Permanent Resident, Conditional Resident, and Returning Resident
Residuary legacy
That which is of the remainder of an estate after the payment of all the debts and other legacies.
Residuary legatee
He to whom the residuum of the estate is devised or bequeathed by will.
Residue
That which remains of something after taking away a part of it; as, the residue of an estate, which is what has not been particularly devised by will.
Resignation
The act of an officer by which he declines his office, and renounces the further right to use it. It differs from abdication.
Resignee
One in favor of whom a resignation is made.
Resistence
The opposition of force to force.
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Reset of theft
Scotch law. The receiving and keeping of stolen goods knowing them to be stolen, with a design of feloniously retaining them from the real owner.
Resetter
Scotch law. A receiver of stolen goods, knowing them to have been stolen.
Resettlement
Permanent relocation of refugees in a place outside their country of origin to allow them to establish residence and become productive members of society there. Refugee resettlement is accomplished with the direct assistance of private voluntary agencies working with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement.
Resiance
A man's residence or permanent abode. Such a man is called a resiant.
Residence
The place of one's domicil. There is a difference between a man's residence and his domicil. He may have his domicil in Philadelphia, and still he may have a residence in New York; for although a man can have but one domicil, he may have several residences. A residence is generally tran-sient in its nature, it becomes a domicil when it is taken up animo manendi.
Resident
Resident alien
Applies to non-U.S. citizens currently residing in the United States. The term is applied in three different manners; please see Permanent Resident, Conditional Resident, and Returning Resident
Residuary legacy
That which is of the remainder of an estate after the payment of all the debts and other legacies.
Residuary legatee
He to whom the residuum of the estate is devised or bequeathed by will.
Residue
That which remains of something after taking away a part of it; as, the residue of an estate, which is what has not been particularly devised by will.
Resignation
The act of an officer by which he declines his office, and renounces the further right to use it. It differs from abdication.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
International
That which pertains to intercourse between nations. International law is that which regulates the intercourse between, or the relative rights of nations.
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Minister
1) Government. An officer who is placed near the sovereign, and is invested with the administration of some one of the principal branches of the government. 2) International law. This is the general name given to public functionaries who represent their country abroad, such as ambassadors, nvoys, and residents. A custom of recent origin has introduced a new kind of ministers, without any particular determination of character; these are simply called ministers, to indicate that they are invested with the general character of a sovereign's mandatories, without any particular assignment of rank or character. 3) Ecclesiastical. law. One ordained by some church to preach the gospel. 4) Mediator. An officer appointed by the government of one nation, with the consent of two other nations, who have a matter in dispute, with a view by his interference and good office to have such matter settled.
Order
An instruction rightfully given by someone superior in hyerarchy. Also, a social state of civil coexistance without widespread public violence.
Ambassador
A citizen that has been officially asked by their country to live in another country in order to legally represent it. For example, the USA has sent ambassadors to live, and represent the USA, in almost all other countries.
Envoy
International law. In diplomatic language, an envoy is a minister of the second rank, on whom his sovereign or government has conferred a degree of dignity and respectability, which, without being on a level with an ambassador, immediately follows, and among ministers, yields the preeminence to him alone.
Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
Continuance
Postponement of a legal proceeding to a later date.
Stay
A procedure whereby a court does not dismiss an action or dismisses it conditionally on grounds of forum non conveniens (supra).
Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
Place
Pleading, evidence. A particular portion of space; locality.
Intention
A design, resolve, or determination of the mind.
Establish
This word occurs frequently in the Constitution of the United $tates, and it is there used in different meanings. 1) To settle firmly, to fix unalterably; 2) To make or form as, to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies, which evidently does not mean that these laws shall be unalterably established as justice. 3) To found, to create, to regulate; 4. To found, recognize, confirm or admit; 5) To create, to ratify, or confirm.
Residence
The place of one's domicil. There is a difference between a man's residence and his domicil. He may have his domicil in Philadelphia, and still he may have a residence in New York; for although a man can have but one domicil, he may have several residences. A residence is generally tran-sient in its nature, it becomes a domicil when it is taken up animo manendi.
Time
Contracts, evidence, practice. The measure of duration., It is divided into years, months. days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It is also divided into day and night. 2) Pleading. The avertment of time is generally necessary in pleading; the rules are different, in different actions.
Actual
Real; actual.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Resiance
A man's residence or permanent abode. Such a man is called a resiant.
Residence
The place of one's domicil. There is a difference between a man's residence and his domicil. He may have his domicil in Philadelphia, and still he may have a residence in New York; for although a man can have but one domicil, he may have several residences. A residence is generally tran-sient in its nature, it becomes a domicil when it is taken up animo manendi.
Resident alien
Applies to non-U.S. citizens currently residing in the United States. The term is applied in three different manners; please see Permanent Resident, Conditional Resident, and Returning Resident
Residuary legacy
That which is of the remainder of an estate after the payment of all the debts and other legacies.
Residuary legatee
He to whom the residuum of the estate is devised or bequeathed by will.
Residue
That which remains of something after taking away a part of it; as, the residue of an estate, which is what has not been particularly devised by will.
Resignation
The act of an officer by which he declines his office, and renounces the further right to use it. It differs from abdication.
Resignee
One in favor of whom a resignation is made.
Resistence
The opposition of force to force.
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Reset of theft
Scotch law. The receiving and keeping of stolen goods knowing them to be stolen, with a design of feloniously retaining them from the real owner.
Resetter
Scotch law. A receiver of stolen goods, knowing them to have been stolen.
Resettlement
Permanent relocation of refugees in a place outside their country of origin to allow them to establish residence and become productive members of society there. Refugee resettlement is accomplished with the direct assistance of private voluntary agencies working with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement.
Resiance
A man's residence or permanent abode. Such a man is called a resiant.
Residence
The place of one's domicil. There is a difference between a man's residence and his domicil. He may have his domicil in Philadelphia, and still he may have a residence in New York; for although a man can have but one domicil, he may have several residences. A residence is generally tran-sient in its nature, it becomes a domicil when it is taken up animo manendi.
Resident
Resident alien
Applies to non-U.S. citizens currently residing in the United States. The term is applied in three different manners; please see Permanent Resident, Conditional Resident, and Returning Resident
Residuary legacy
That which is of the remainder of an estate after the payment of all the debts and other legacies.
Residuary legatee
He to whom the residuum of the estate is devised or bequeathed by will.
Residue
That which remains of something after taking away a part of it; as, the residue of an estate, which is what has not been particularly devised by will.
Resignation
The act of an officer by which he declines his office, and renounces the further right to use it. It differs from abdication.
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