sea letter. Hist. A manifest issued during a war by authorities of a port where a neutral vessel is fitted, certifying the vessel’s nationality, specifying the nature of and destination of the vessel’s cargo, and allowing the vessel to sail under the neutral flag of its owner. • The last sea letter was issued at […]
immatriculation. Int’l law. The grant of nationality to and enrollment on the national registry of a merchant ship, thereby giving the ship the right to fly the registering nation’s flag.
British subject. The status conferred on a citizen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth countries such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and India by the British Nationality Act of 1981. • Although this is the current sense, the phrase British subject has had many different meanings over the years, under different statutes.
half-tongue. Hist. In England, a jury empaneled to try an alien, and composed half of one nationality and half of another. • The use of this type of jury ended in 1914 with the passage of the Status of Aliens Act.
nation, n. 1. A large group of people having a common origin, language, and tradition and usu. constituting a political entity. • When a nation is coincident with a state, the term nation-state is often used. — Also termed nationality. “The nearest we can get to a definition is to say that a nation is
British ship 〈英〉英国船只 根据1894年《商船法》〔Merchant Shipping Act〕和1948年《英国国籍法》〔British Nationality Act〕的规定，船主为英国臣民或是依据英王统治下某地区的法律成立的法人团体，且该法人团体的主要营业地在该地区，这样的船只才能为英国船只。
acte (akt), n. [French] French law. 1. An instrument; a proof in writing, such as a deed, bill of sale, or birth cer-tificate. acte authentique (akt oh-tawn-teek). A deed executed with certain prescribed formalities, in the presence of a notary or other official. acte de décès (akt d[schwa] day-say). A death certificate. acte de francisation
enemy. 1. One who opposes or inflicts injury on another; an antagonist. 2. An opposing military force. 3. A state with which another state is at war. — Also termed public enemy. 4. A person possessing the nationality of the state with which one is at war. — Also termed enemy subject. 5. A foreign
universality. 1. Equality of applicability. 2. Copyright. A nation’s policy or practice of protecting an artist’s rights in his or her their creation irrespective of the creator’s nationality or where the work was created. • Universality, the most generous approach to international intellectual-property rights, is generally favored in countries that treat copyright as a moral
Immigration and Naturalization Service. A former U.S. Department of Justice agency that administered the Immigration and Nationality Act and operated the U.S. Border Patrol. — Abbr. INS. See U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES.[Cases: Aliens 41. C.J.S. Aliens §§ 56, 66.]
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