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lose status To stay in the United States longer than the period of time which Department of Homeland Security (DHS) gave to a person when he/she entered the United States, or to fail to meet the requirements or violate the terms of the visa classification. The person becomes "out of status." For example, you entered the U.S. on a student visa to study at a university. You work at your uncle's convenience store without authorization, and do not study. You have lost status. You are out of status. Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...
bond
bond 1 a : a usually formal written agreement by which a person undertakes to perform a certain act (as appear in court or fulfill the obligations of a contract) or abstain from performing an act (as committing a crime) with the condition that failure to perform or abstain will obligate the person or often a surety to pay a sum of money or will result in the forfeiture of money put up by the person or surety ;also : the money put up NOTE: The purpose of a bond is to provide an incentive for the fulfillment of an obligation. It also provides reassurance that the obligation will be fulfilled and that compensation is available if it is not fulfilled. In most cases a surety is involved, and the bond makes the surety responsible for the consequences of the obligated person's behavior. Some bonds, such as fidelity bonds, function as insurance agreements, in which the surety promises to pay for financial loss caused by the bad behavior of an obligated person or by some contingency over w...
Forfeiture
Forfeiture, a penalty for an offence or unlawful act, or for some wilful omission of a tenant of property whereby he loses it, together with his title, which devolves upon others.Forfeiture resulted from the following circumstan-ces:--(1) Treason, misprision of treason, felony, murder, self-murder, pr'munire, and striking or threatening a judge. But the (English) Forfeiture Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 23), enacted that no conviction, etc., for treason or felony, or felo de se, shall cause any forfeiture except as consequent on outlawry. The Act also makes provision for the appointment by the Crown of administrators of the property of convicts.(2) Conveyance contrary to law, as transferring a freehold to an alien, who formerly could take lands but could not hold them; wherefore upon office found the Crown was entitled to the land. But the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914 (substituted for the (English) Naturalization Act, 1870), subject to certain provisoes, enables ali...
To forfeit
To forfeit, Black's Legal Dictionary states that 'to forfeit' is 'to lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offence or crime', 'to incur a penalty'. 'Forfei-ture', as judicially annotated, is 'a punishment annexed by law to some illegal act or negligence', something imposed as a punishment for an offence or delinquency'. The word, in this sense, is frequently associated with the word 'penalty'. According to Black's Legal Dictionary, The terms 'fine', 'forfeiture', and 'penalty', are often used loosely, and even confusedly; but when a discrimination is made, the word 'penalty' is found to be generic in its character, including both fine and forfeiture. A 'fine' is a pecuniary penalty, and is commonly (perhaps always) to be collected by suit in some form. A 'forfeiture' is a penalty by which one loses in rights and interest in his property, R.S. Joshi v. Ajit Mills Limited, AIR 1977 SC 2279: (1977) 4 SCC 98: (1978) 1 SCR 338....
forfeit
forfeit [Anglo-French, from Middle French forfait, past participle of forfaire to commit a crime, from fors outside + faire to do] : something forfeited or subject to being forfeited vt 1 : to lose or lose the right to by some default, failure, or neglect of obligation or duty or by some offense [shall to the United States…any proceeds which the person obtained, directly or indirectly, from racketeering activity "U.S. Code"] 2 : to subject to forfeiture [it shall be placed in the custody of the Collector, who…shall cause a notice of the seizure and intention to and sell the same "Morgan v. United States, 107 F. Supp. 501 (1952)"] for·feit·abil·i·ty [fȯr-fə-tə-bi-lə-tē] n for·feit·able adj adj : forfeited or subject to forfeiture ...
Forget
To lose the remembrance of to let go from the memory to cease to have in mind not to think of also to lose the power of to cease from doing...
Overstand
To stand on the price or conditions of so as to lose a sale to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions...
Amittere legem terr', or liberam legem
Amittere legem terr', or liberam legem, to lose the liberty of being sworn in any Court. but by 6 & 7 Vict. c. 85, persons who were previously excluded from giving evidence by incapacity arising from crime or interest are made competent witnesses, their credibility being left to the jury. A person outlawed was (see OUTLAW) said to lose his law; i.e., to be put without its protection, so that he could not sue, although he could be sued, Glanvil, lib. ii....
Reduction in rank
Reduction in rank, a civil servant is reduced in rank only after an inquiry is held; he is informed of the charges against him in such inquiry and he is given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of those charges. [Constitution of India, Art. 311(2)]Reduction in rank, if a civil servant has a right to a particular rank, then the very reduction from that rank will operate as a penalty, for he will then lose the emoluments and privileges of that rank. If, however, he has no right to the particular rank, his reduction from an officiating higher rank to his substantive lower rank will not ordinarily be a punishment (AIR 1958 SC 36 referred); Shitla Sahai Srivastava v. North Eastern Railways, AIR 1966 SC 1197 (1199): (1966) 3 SCR 61.The reduction in rank contemplated by the Article 311 of Constitution of India, 1950 is reduction as a punishment and where no punishment is involved the Article had no application. Any variation in the order of seniority to the prejudice of an off...
Article III court
Article III court : a court created in accordance with Article III of the U.S. Constitution whose judges have positions for life and cannot have their salaries reduced compare legislative court NOTE: The purpose of the salary and position guarantees enjoyed by the judges of Article III courts is to ensure that their decisions are not influenced by fear of losing their positions or salaries. ...
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