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Transit alien
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Transit alienAn alien in immediate and continuous transit through the United States, with or without a visa, including, 1) aliens who qualify as persons entitled to pass in transit to and from the United Nations Headquarters District and foreign countries and 2) foreign government officials and their spouses and unmarried minor (or dependent) children in transit.
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Alien
Any person not a citizen or national of the United States.
Immediate
That which is produced directly by the act to which it is ascribed, without the intervention or agency of any distinct intermediate cause.
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.
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.
Visa
A U.S. visa allows the bearer to apply for entry to the U.S. in a certain classification. A visa does not grant the bearer the right to enter the United States. The Department of State (DOS) is responsible for visa adjudication at U.S. Embassies and Consulates outside of the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP) immigration inspectors determine admission into, length of stay and conditions of stay in, the U.S. at a port of entry.
Pass
1) In the slave states this word signifies a certificate given by the master or mistress to a slave, in which it is stated that he is permitted to leave his home, with the authority of his master or mistress. The paper on which-such certificate is written is also called a pass. 2) practice. To be given, or entered; to proceed; as, let the judgment pass for the plaintiff.
Nations
Nations or states are independent bodies politic; societies of men united together for the purpose of promoting their mutual safety and advantage by the joint efforts of their combined strength.
District
A certain portion of the country, separated from the rest for some special purposes.
Foreign
That which belongs to another country; that which is strange.
Government
"natural and political law. The manner in which sovereignty is exercised in each state. There are three simple forms of government, the democratic, the aristocratic, and monarchical. But these three simple forms may be varied to infinity by the mixture and divisions of their different powers. Sometimes by the word government is understood the body of men, or the individual in the state, to whom is entrusted the executive power. It is taken in this sense when the government is spoken of in opposition to other bodies in the state.
Minor
Persons. One under the age of twenty-one years, while in a state of infancy; one who has not attained the age of a major. The terms major and minor, are more particularly used in the civil law. The common law terms are adult and infant.
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Transaction
Contracts, civil law. An agreement between two or more persons, who for the purpose of preventing or putting an end to a law-suit, adjust their differences by mutual consent, in the manner which they agree on; in Louisiana this contract must be reduced to writing.
Transcript
A copy of an original writing or deed.
Transfer
Contracts The act by which the owner of a thing delivers it to another person, with the intent of passing the rights which he has in it to the latter.
Transfer of shares
A transfer of shares is where an existing shareholder transfers issued shares to another person who is then registered as the holder of those shares.
Transferee
He to whom a transfer is made.
Transference
Scotch law. The name of an action by which a suit, which was pending at the time the parties died, is transferred from the deceased to his representatives, in the same condition in which it stood formerly. If it be the pursuer who is dead, the action is called a transference active; if the defender, it is a transference passive.
Transferor
One who makes a transfer.
Transferring or assigning copyright
When an author or other holder of the copyright authorizes another to use a right or rights to a work. For example, a writer may sell the right to publish her article in an electronic outlet such as a website.
Transgression
The violation of a law.
Transhipment
Maritime law. The act of taking the cargo out of one ship and loading it in another.
Transire
English law. A warrant for the custom-house to let goods pass: a permit.
Transit without visa
(TWOV) A transit alien traveling without a nonimmigrant visa under section 233 of the INA. An alien admitted under agreements with a transportation line, which guarantees his immediate and continuous passage to a foreign destination.
Transition quarter
The three-month period
Transitional childcare
A welfare program by which welfare recipients who stop receiving afdc due to employment, but who can't afford to pay childcare costs, receive subsidized childcare assistance, usually for one year.
Transitory
That which lasts but a short time, as transitory facts that which may be laid in different places, as a transitory action.
Transitory action
Practice, pleading Actions are transitory when the venue may lawfully be laid in any county, though the cause of action arose out of the jurisdiction of the court.
Transitus
The act of going, or of removing goods, from one place to another. The transitus of goods from a seller commences the moment he has delivered them to an agent for the purpose of being carried to another place, and ends when the delivery is complete, which delivery may be by putting the purchaser into actual possession of the goods, or by making him a symbolical delivery.
Translation
The copy made in one language of what has been written, or spoken in another.
Transmission
Civil law. The right which heirs or legatees may have of passing to their successors, the inheritance or legacy to which they were entitled, if they happen to die without having exercised their rights.
Transmittal form
Form required in certain courts for transmitting documents for filing.
Transpack
In the US penitentiary slang, to pack one's belongings for a transfer.
Transportation
Punishment. In the English law, this punishment is inflicted by virtue of sundry statutes; it was unknown to the common law. 2 H. Bl. 223. It is a part of the judgment or sentence of the court, that the party shall be transported or sent into exile.
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Transferor
One who makes a transfer.
Transferring or assigning copyright
When an author or other holder of the copyright authorizes another to use a right or rights to a work. For example, a writer may sell the right to publish her article in an electronic outlet such as a website.
Transgression
The violation of a law.
Transhipment
Maritime law. The act of taking the cargo out of one ship and loading it in another.
Transire
English law. A warrant for the custom-house to let goods pass: a permit.
Transit alien
Transit without visa
(TWOV) A transit alien traveling without a nonimmigrant visa under section 233 of the INA. An alien admitted under agreements with a transportation line, which guarantees his immediate and continuous passage to a foreign destination.
Transition quarter
The three-month period
Transitional childcare
A welfare program by which welfare recipients who stop receiving afdc due to employment, but who can't afford to pay childcare costs, receive subsidized childcare assistance, usually for one year.
Transitory
That which lasts but a short time, as transitory facts that which may be laid in different places, as a transitory action.
Transitory action
Practice, pleading Actions are transitory when the venue may lawfully be laid in any county, though the cause of action arose out of the jurisdiction of the court.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Alien
Any person not a citizen or national of the United States.
Immediate
That which is produced directly by the act to which it is ascribed, without the intervention or agency of any distinct intermediate cause.
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.
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.
Visa
A U.S. visa allows the bearer to apply for entry to the U.S. in a certain classification. A visa does not grant the bearer the right to enter the United States. The Department of State (DOS) is responsible for visa adjudication at U.S. Embassies and Consulates outside of the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP) immigration inspectors determine admission into, length of stay and conditions of stay in, the U.S. at a port of entry.
Pass
1) In the slave states this word signifies a certificate given by the master or mistress to a slave, in which it is stated that he is permitted to leave his home, with the authority of his master or mistress. The paper on which-such certificate is written is also called a pass. 2) practice. To be given, or entered; to proceed; as, let the judgment pass for the plaintiff.
Nations
Nations or states are independent bodies politic; societies of men united together for the purpose of promoting their mutual safety and advantage by the joint efforts of their combined strength.
District
A certain portion of the country, separated from the rest for some special purposes.
Foreign
That which belongs to another country; that which is strange.
Government
"natural and political law. The manner in which sovereignty is exercised in each state. There are three simple forms of government, the democratic, the aristocratic, and monarchical. But these three simple forms may be varied to infinity by the mixture and divisions of their different powers. Sometimes by the word government is understood the body of men, or the individual in the state, to whom is entrusted the executive power. It is taken in this sense when the government is spoken of in opposition to other bodies in the state.
Minor
Persons. One under the age of twenty-one years, while in a state of infancy; one who has not attained the age of a major. The terms major and minor, are more particularly used in the civil law. The common law terms are adult and infant.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Transaction
Contracts, civil law. An agreement between two or more persons, who for the purpose of preventing or putting an end to a law-suit, adjust their differences by mutual consent, in the manner which they agree on; in Louisiana this contract must be reduced to writing.
Transcript
A copy of an original writing or deed.
Transfer
Contracts The act by which the owner of a thing delivers it to another person, with the intent of passing the rights which he has in it to the latter.
Transfer of shares
A transfer of shares is where an existing shareholder transfers issued shares to another person who is then registered as the holder of those shares.
Transferee
He to whom a transfer is made.
Transference
Scotch law. The name of an action by which a suit, which was pending at the time the parties died, is transferred from the deceased to his representatives, in the same condition in which it stood formerly. If it be the pursuer who is dead, the action is called a transference active; if the defender, it is a transference passive.
Transferor
One who makes a transfer.
Transferring or assigning copyright
When an author or other holder of the copyright authorizes another to use a right or rights to a work. For example, a writer may sell the right to publish her article in an electronic outlet such as a website.
Transgression
The violation of a law.
Transhipment
Maritime law. The act of taking the cargo out of one ship and loading it in another.
Transire
English law. A warrant for the custom-house to let goods pass: a permit.
Transit without visa
(TWOV) A transit alien traveling without a nonimmigrant visa under section 233 of the INA. An alien admitted under agreements with a transportation line, which guarantees his immediate and continuous passage to a foreign destination.
Transition quarter
The three-month period
Transitional childcare
A welfare program by which welfare recipients who stop receiving afdc due to employment, but who can't afford to pay childcare costs, receive subsidized childcare assistance, usually for one year.
Transitory
That which lasts but a short time, as transitory facts that which may be laid in different places, as a transitory action.
Transitory action
Practice, pleading Actions are transitory when the venue may lawfully be laid in any county, though the cause of action arose out of the jurisdiction of the court.
Transitus
The act of going, or of removing goods, from one place to another. The transitus of goods from a seller commences the moment he has delivered them to an agent for the purpose of being carried to another place, and ends when the delivery is complete, which delivery may be by putting the purchaser into actual possession of the goods, or by making him a symbolical delivery.
Translation
The copy made in one language of what has been written, or spoken in another.
Transmission
Civil law. The right which heirs or legatees may have of passing to their successors, the inheritance or legacy to which they were entitled, if they happen to die without having exercised their rights.
Transmittal form
Form required in certain courts for transmitting documents for filing.
Transpack
In the US penitentiary slang, to pack one's belongings for a transfer.
Transportation
Punishment. In the English law, this punishment is inflicted by virtue of sundry statutes; it was unknown to the common law. 2 H. Bl. 223. It is a part of the judgment or sentence of the court, that the party shall be transported or sent into exile.
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Transferor
One who makes a transfer.
Transferring or assigning copyright
When an author or other holder of the copyright authorizes another to use a right or rights to a work. For example, a writer may sell the right to publish her article in an electronic outlet such as a website.
Transgression
The violation of a law.
Transhipment
Maritime law. The act of taking the cargo out of one ship and loading it in another.
Transire
English law. A warrant for the custom-house to let goods pass: a permit.
Transit alien
Transit without visa
(TWOV) A transit alien traveling without a nonimmigrant visa under section 233 of the INA. An alien admitted under agreements with a transportation line, which guarantees his immediate and continuous passage to a foreign destination.
Transition quarter
The three-month period
Transitional childcare
A welfare program by which welfare recipients who stop receiving afdc due to employment, but who can't afford to pay childcare costs, receive subsidized childcare assistance, usually for one year.
Transitory
That which lasts but a short time, as transitory facts that which may be laid in different places, as a transitory action.
Transitory action
Practice, pleading Actions are transitory when the venue may lawfully be laid in any county, though the cause of action arose out of the jurisdiction of the court.
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