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migrant

migrant A person who leaves his/her country of origin to seek residence in another country. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Eurocurrency

Eurocurrency pl: -cies : currency (as from the U.S. and Japan) held outside its country of origin and used in the money markets of Europe

hate crimes

threat of violence that is intended to injure and/or intimidate the victim(s) because of their race, ethnicity, national origin, religious, sexual orientation, or disability.

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that prohibits discrimination in all facets of the home buying process on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

felon

felon [Anglo-French felon fel, literally, evildoer, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin] : one who has committed a felony

felony

which the punishment may be death or imprisonment for more than a year see also attainder, treason NOTE: Originally in English law a felony was a crime for which the perpetrator would suffer forfeiture of all real

fortuitous event

fortuitous event : an event of natural or human origin that could not have been reasonably foreseen or expected and is out of the control of the persons

garnish

garnish [Anglo-French garniss-, stem of garnir to garnish, give legal summons, warn, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German warnōn to take heed] 1 : to subject (property or money) to garnishment

general contractor

that contracts to be in charge of a building project usually involving the use of subcontractors called also original contractor prime prime contractor

habeas corpus

Latin, literally, you should have the body (the opening words of the writ)] : any of several writs originating at common law that are issued to bring a party before the court ;esp : habeas corpus ad

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