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foreign information media representative As a nonimmigrant class of admission, an alien coming temporarily to the United States as a bona fide representative of foreign press, radio, film, or other foreign information media and the alien's spouse and unmarried minor (or dependent) children. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
media
The latinic plural form of medium sometimes used as a singular noun with the same meaning as medium as Computers place your installation media into the device which will read it Microbiology the tuberculosis bacterium will only grow in a special media...
Computer media
Computer media, means a floppy (3' inch and 1.44 MB capacity) CD-ROM, and includes on-line data transmission of electronic data to a server designated by e-filing Administrator for this purpose. [Electronic filing of Returns of Tax Collected at Source Scheme, 2005, s. 2(3)]...
In medias res
In medias res, into the heart of the subject, without preface or introduction...
libel
libel [Anglo-French, from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book] 1 : complaint used esp. in admiralty and divorce cases 2 a : a defamatory statement or representation esp. in the form of written or printed words ;specif : a false published statement that injures an individual's reputation (as in business) or otherwise exposes him or her to public contempt b : the publication of such a libel c : the crime or tort of publishing a libel see also single publication rule New York Times Co. v. Sullivan in the Important Cases section compare defamation, slander NOTE: Although libel is defined under state case law or statute, the U.S. Supreme Court has enumerated some First Amendment protections that apply to matters of public concern. In New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, the Court held that in order to recover damages a public person (as a celebrity or politician) who alleges libel (as by a newspaper) has to prove that “the statement was made with ‘actual malice’ &...
Groundnut
Groundnut, A seed is one which germinates. It is not disputed that the groundnut greminates. Hence it is undoubtedly seed. The next question is whether it is generally used for manufacture of oil. Here again, there can hardly be any doubt that groundnut is mostly used for the manufacture of groundnut oil which is used in the manufacture of dalda and other cooking media. Groundnut is one of the items which is mostly used in this country for the manufacture of cooking media, Avadh Suarr Mills Ltd. v. Sales Tax Officer, AIR 1973 SC 2440: (1974) 3 SCC 271: (1973) 3 SCR 546....
nonimmigrant
nonimmigrant An alien who seeks temporary entry to the United States for a specific purpose. The alien must have a permanent residence abroad (for most classes of admission) and qualify for 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 information media, exchange visitors, fiance(e)s of U.S. citizens, intracompany transferees, NATO officials, religious workers, and some others. Most nonimmigrants can be accompanied or joined by spouses and unmarried minor (or dependent) children. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
pandering
pandering 1 : the act or crime of recruiting prostitutes or of arranging a situation for another to practice prostitution compare pimp 2 : the act or crime of selling or distributing visual or print media (as magazines) designed to appeal to the recipient's sexual interest ...
Son of Sam law
Son of Sam law [after Son of Sam, pseudonym of serial killer David Berkowitz, whose profits from the sale of his story a 1977 New York statute attempted to divert to his victims] : a law preventing criminals from profiting from media depictions (as in books or films) of their crimes ...
Chickweed
The name of several caryophyllaceous weeds especially Stellaria media the seeds and flower buds of which are a favorite food of small birds...
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