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booking

the time, the name of the arrested person, and the crime for which the arrest was made) is entered in the police register NOTE: The arrested person is usually photographed and fingerprinted at the time of the

border crosser

the country after an absence of less than six months in Canada or Mexico, or a nonresident alien entering the United States across the Canadian border for stays of no more than six months or across the

caveat

notice to a court or judicial officer to suspend a proceeding until the opposition can be heard [a entered in the probate court to stop the proving of the will] caveat vb

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caveatee

caveatee : one against whose interest a caveat is entered or filed

confession of judgment

confession of judgment :acknowledgment by a debtor of a claim and consent that a judgment may be entered usu. without notice or hearing for the amount of the claim when it is due and unpaid compare

judgment debtor

judgment debtor : one who is obligated to pay a debt or damages in accordance with a judgment entered by a court

country of (last) residence

country of (last) residence The country in which an alien habitually resided prior to entering the United States. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

country of chargeability

country of chargeability The independent country to which an immigrant entering under the preference system is accredited for purposes of numerical limitations. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

creditor

or other security interest called also unsecured creditor judgment creditor : a creditor who has a money judgment entered against the debtor and may enforce the judgment (as by attachment or writ of execution) known creditor :

del credere

: relating to or guaranteeing performance or payment by third persons to a principal in connection with transactions entered into by an agent for the principal usually in return for higher commissions

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