Disaster - Law Dictionary Search Results
ecological
of or pertaining to ecology as an ecological disaster
brinkmanship
the policy or practise of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster to the limits of safety in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome used especially of diplomatic maneuvers
Black Friday
Any Friday on which a public disaster has occurred as In England December 6 1745 when the news of the landing of the Pretender reached
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temporary protected status (tps)
conditions in that country pose a danger to personal safety due to ongoing armed conflict or an environmental disaster. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
presumption
the presumption in the absence of direct evidence that of two or more persons dying in a common disaster (as a fire) one was the last to die because of youth, strength, or other reasons rendering survivorship
loot
loot 1 : to rob esp. during or following a catastrophe (as war, riot, or natural disaster) 2 : to rob esp. on a large scale and usually by violence or corruption vi : to
common
or things or by all members of a group [when the insured and the beneficiary perish in a disaster] [ areas of the building] 3 : of or relating to common stock [ shares] n 1 pl
Calamity
Any great misfortune or cause of misery generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil either to communities or individuals
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