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Fugitation
him, which induces a forfeiture of goods and chattels to the Crown. A sentence or declaration of fugitive status that was pronounced against an accused person for failing to answer a citation and appear, Black's Law Dictionary,
Expatriation
allegiance, with the intention of becoming a permanent resident and citizen in another country. See British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act,1914 (4 & 5Geo. 5, c. 17), ss. 13-16.
British subject
British subject, no longer denotes a status common to citizens of members of the commonwealth, and instead, for purposes of United Kingdom law, denotes only
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College of Justice
in the Court of Session in Scotland are known collectively as the College of Justice, the Canon Law status of a Collegium having been conferred upon them by Pope Paul III.
liminality
that temporary state during a rite of passage when the participant lacks social status or rank is required to follow specified forms of conduct and is expected to show obedience and humility
High public or political office
responsible for giving to the state a clean, stable and honest administration; (3) persons occupying a very elevated status in whose hands lies the destiny of the nation, State (Delhi Administration) v. V.C. Shukla, AIR 1980 SC
uti possidetis
from the wording of an interdict in Roman law enjoining both parties in a suit to maintain the status quo until the decision] : a principle in international law that recognizes a peace treaty between parties as
Blue blood
a member of the nobility or aristocracy or a person of high social status
Citizenship
The state of being a citizen the status of a citizen
decolonization
the action of changing from colonial to independent status
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