expel
expel, vb. To drive out or away; to eject, esp. with force. See EJECT; EVICT.
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continuation agreement
continuation agreement. Partnership. An agreement among the partners that, in the event of dissolution, the business of the partnership can be continued without the necessity of liquidation. Cf. BUY–SELL AGREE-MENT(1). [Cases: Partnership 277. C.J.S. Partnership §§ 318–320.] “Normally, a continuation agreement would have some type of provision for purchasing the interest of a deceased or
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refugee
refugee. A person who flees or is expelled from a country, esp. because of persecution, and seeks haven in another country. [Cases: Aliens 53.10(3). C.J.S. Aliens §§ 85, 92, 97, 205, 218.]
gun free schools act
Gun-Free Schools Act. A federal law designed to eliminate weapons in schools. 20 USCA § 8921. • The Gun-Free Schools Act provides that each state receiving federal funds under the Act must require school districts to expel for one year any student found to have brought a weapon to school. The Act does, however, provide
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forisbannire
forisbannire (for-is-b[schwa]-nI-ree), vb. [Law Latin “to banish”] Hist. To expel from a certain territory; to banish.
born alive test
born-alive test. 1. Under the common law, a showing that an infant was completely expelled from the mother’s womb and possessed a separate and independent existence from the mother. 2. A showing that an infant, at the time of birth, was capable of living a separate and independent existence (regardless of how long the infant
vis expulsiva
vis expulsiva (vis eks-p[schwa]l-sI-v[schwa]), n. [Latin “expulsive force”] Hist. Force used to expel or dispossess another.
ethnic cleansing
ethnic cleansing. The officially sanctioned forcible and systematic diminution or elimination of targeted ethnic minorities from a geographic area, usu. by confiscating real and personal property, ordering or condoning mass murders and mass rapes, and expelling the survivors. • In theory, the purpose of ethnic cleansing is to drive all members of the victimized group
retorsion
retorsion (ri-tor-sh[schwa]n).Int’l law. An act of lawful retaliation in kind for another nation’s unfriendly or unfair act. • Examples of retorsion include suspending diplomatic relations, expelling foreign nationals, and restricting travel rights. — Also spelled retortion. Cf. REPRISAL(2).