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authority

[the local authorities] 4 a : a government agency or corporation that administers a revenue-producing public enterprise [the transit ] b : a government agency or public office responsible for an area of regulation [should apply for

family

like that of a family or if the home is going to be a permanent rather than a transitional residence for the occupants. fa·mil·ial [fə-mil-yəl] adj

floater

(as jewelry or art) ;specif : a policy of insurance to protect against loss or damage of goods in transit or goods (as jewels) naturally subject to use in various places called also floating policy 2 : a

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law of the sea

promulgated by United Nations convention and covering a range of ocean matters including territorial zones, access to and transit on the sea, environmental preservation, and the resolution of international disputes

nonimmigrant

the nonimmigrant classification sought. The nonimmigrant classifications include: foreign government officials, visitors for business and for pleasure, aliens in transit through the United States, treaty traders and investors, students, international representatives, temporary workers and trainees, representatives of foreign

stoppage in transitu

to the buyer and resume possession of them (as on discovery of the buyer's insolvency) called also stoppage in transit

Culmination

The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body passage across the meridian transit

Eclipse

an occultation The eclipse of a small portion of the sun by Mercury or Venus is called a transit of the planet

highjacking

The seizure of control of a vehicle while it is in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination

C.I.F

a mercantile contract denote that the price named includes the price of the goods (cost), their insurance during transit to the purchaser, and the carriage (freight). As to obligations of parties to a C.I.F. contract, see Biddell

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