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resident

resident : one who has a residence in a particular place but does not necessarily have the status of a citizen compare citizen, domiciliary resident adj

restitution

enrichment b : a remedy for breach of contract that consists of restoring the aggrieved party to the status quo that existed before the contract was made 3 : an amount to be paid for the purpose

revert

revert 1 : to come or go back (as to a former status or state) [if the donee of a general power fails to exercise it…the appointive assets to the donor's

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seniority

seniority 1 : the quality or state of being senior 2 : the senior status attained by length of continuous service (as in a company) ;also : the length of such continuous service

rape

scope esp. in terms of the sex of the persons and the nature of the acts involved. Marital status is usually irrelevant. Moreover, the crime is codified under various names, including first degree sexual assault sexual battery

Shepardize

-ized -iz·ing : to look up (a case citation) in Shepard's Citations esp. in order to check the status of the case, parallel citations, or the use of the case in other jurisdictions NOTE: Shepard's Citations is

special agricultural worker

Farm workers in perishable products who worked for a specified period of time and were able to adjust status to lawful permanent resident according to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Source: Department of State.

standing

standing : continuing in existence, use, or effect indefinitely [a order] n 1 : the status of being qualified to assert or enforce legal rights or duties in a judicial forum because one has

standstill agreement

standstill agreement : an agreement providing for the preservation of the status quo for a specified or indefinite period: as a : an agreement under which litigation is forestalled between

statute

statute [Latin statutum law, regulation, from neuter of statutus, past participle of statuere to set up, station, from status position, state] 1 : a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government see also code, statutory

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