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compromise
compromise [cases in which a dispute is compromised "E. A. Farnsworth and W. F. Young"] vi : to enter into a compromise
concession
: something conceded: as a : acknowledgment admission b : something granted esp. as an inducement (as to enter into an agreement) c : a grant of real property esp. by a government in return for services
Lien
relation and acts of the parties, e.g., where the person claiming the lien was obliged by law to enter into the contract for service, e.g., common carriers, innkeepers, and a shipmaster's lien for freight. The Civil Law
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conviction
conviction 1 : the act or process of convicting ;also : the final judgment entered after a finding of guilt [a prior of murder] [would not overturn the ] compare acquittal NOTE: Jurisdictions
credit
to supply goods on credit to 2 : to trust in the truth of 3 a : to enter upon the credit side of an account b : to place an amount to the credit of [
diversity visa program
Department of State has an annual lottery for immigration to the United States. Up to 55,000 immigrants can enter the United States each year from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. See the
nol-pros
nol-pros nol-prossed nol-pros·sing vt : to discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi vi : to enter a nolle prosequi
docket
a court [a great part of our consisted of regulatory agency cases "R. H. Bork"] vt : to enter in a docket (as of a case or a court) [closure motions must be ed sufficiently in advance
duration of status
inspector at port-of-entry gives foreign visitors (all non-U.S citizens) an Arrival-Departure Record, (a small white card) when they enter the United States. Recorded on this card is the visa classification and the authorized period of stay in
encroach
catch hold of, seize, usurp, from Old French, from a-, prefix stressing goal + croc hook] : to enter esp. gradually or stealthily into the possessions or rights of another [es on an adjoining property]
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