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Arrest facto super bonis mercatorum alienigenorum

Arrest facto super bonis mercatorum alienigenorum, a writ against the goods of aliens found within this kingdom, in recompense of goods taken from a denizen in a foreign country after denial of restitution, Reg. Brev. 129. The ancient civilians called it clarigatio, but by the moderns it is termed reprisalia....

remove

remove re·moved re·mov·ing vt : to change the location, position, station, status, or residence of: as a : to have (an action) transferred from one court to another and esp. from a state court to a federal court see also separable controversy NOTE: Section 1441 et seq. of title 28 of the U.S. Code allows a defendant who is brought into a state court to remove the action to federal district court when diversity of citizenship exists, when the action involves a claim or right arising under the U.S. Constitution or under laws or treaties of the U.S., or when the defendant is a foreign country or its agency or instrumentality. Civil actions and criminal prosecutions brought against an officer or agency of the U.S. for any act under color of office may also be removed. b : to dismiss from office [an independent counsel…may be removed from office…only by the personal action of the Attorney General "U.S. Code"] c : to take away [should his incapacity be remo...

Merchant

One who traffics on a large scale especially with foreign countries a trafficker a trader...

Generalissimo

The chief commander of an army especially the commander in chief of an army consisting of two or more grand divisions under separate commanders a title used in most foreign countries...

Exporter

One who exports the person who sends goods or commodities to a foreign country in the way of commerce opposed to importer...

tranche

tranche [French, literally, slice, from Old French, from trenchier trancher to cut] : a division or portion of a pool or whole: as a : an issue of bonds derived from a pooling of like obligations that is differentiated from other issues esp. by maturity or rate of return b : a bond series issued for sale in a foreign country ...

pre-inspection

pre-inspection Complete immigration inspection of airport passengers before departure from a foreign country. No further immigration inspection is required upon arrival in the United States other than submission of Form I-94 for nonimmigrant aliens. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...

passport

passport A document issued by competent authority showing the bearer's origin, identity, and nationality, which is valid for the entry of the bearer into a foreign country. Source: FindLaw ...

commerce clause

commerce clause often cap both Cs : a clause in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution that empowers Congress to regulate interstate commerce and commerce with foreign countries and that forms the constitutional basis for much federal regulation see also Article I of the Constitution in the back matter ...

Hyphenated American

An American who is referred to by a hyphenated term with the first word indicating an origin in a foreign country and the second term being ldquoAmericanrdquo as Irish American Italian American African American Asian American...

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