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intracompany transferee
affiliate, in a capacity that is primarily managerial, executive, or involves specialized knowledge, and the alien's spouse and minor unmarried children. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
jail
of a local government (as a county) for the confinement of persons awaiting trial or those convicted of minor crimes compare house of correction, house of detention, lockup, penitentiary, prison jail vt
justice of the peace court
justice of the peace court :a local court of limited jurisdiction usu. over minor civil and criminal actions, small claims, and some felony preliminaries which is presided over by a justice of
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juvenile
18 years) at which he or she would be charged as an adult for a criminal act compare minor
magistrate
traffic ] 2 a : a municipal, state, or federal judicial officer commonly authorized to issue warrants, hear minor cases, and conduct preliminary or pretrial hearings called also magistrate judge b : an official (as a judge)
magistrate court
magistrate court : a court presided over by a magistrate that has minor civil and criminal jurisdiction called also magistrate's court
major dispute
making or modification rather than the interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement called also new contract dispute; compare minor dispute NOTE: Under the Railway Labor Act, which is also referred to in airline cases, a major dispute
idem sonans
idem sonans name allows a pleading or other document (as a warrant) to be considered valid despite the minor misspelling of a name or other misidentification of a party (as in identifying a corporation as a partnership).
mayor's court
is usually presided over by the mayor and that has jurisdiction over violations of city ordinances and other minor criminal and civil matters
minority
minority pl: -ties 1 a : the period before attainment of majority b : the state of being a
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