national, adj. 1. Of or relating to a nation (national anthem). 2. Nationwide in scope (national emergency). national, n. 1. A member of a nation. 2. A person owing permanent allegiance to and under the protection of a state. 8 USCA § 1101(a)(21). national of the United States. A citizen of the United States or […]
Jewell instruction (joo-w[schwa]l).Criminal procedure. A court’s instruction to the jury that the defendant can be found to have the requisite criminal mental state despite being deliberately ignorant of some of the facts surrounding the crime. • If a defendant claims ignorance of some fact essential to the crime, such as not knowing that a particular
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Chapter 13. 1. The chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code allowing a person’s earnings to be collected by a trustee and paid to creditors by means of a court-approved debt-repayment plan if the person has a regular income. • A plan filed under Chapter 13 is sometimes called a wage-earner’s plan, a wage-earner plan,
elector. 1. A member of the electoral college chosen to elect the President and Vice President. — Also termed presidential elector. [Cases: United States 25. C.J.S. United States § 46.] 2. A voter. [Cases: Elections 59. C.J.S. Elections § 16.] qualified elector. A legal voter; a person who meets the voting requirements for age, residency,
Natural Born Citizen Clause. The clause of the U.S. Constitution barring persons not born in the United States from the presidency. U.S. Const. art. II, § 1, cl. 5. [Cases: United States 26. C.J.S. United States §§ 45–47.]
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solicitor general. (usu. cap.) The second-highest-ranking legal officer in a government (after the attorney general); esp., the chief courtroom lawyer for the executive branch. — Abbr. SG. Pl. solicitors general. “By [federal] law, only the Solicitor General or his designee can conduct and argue before the Supreme Court cases ‘in which the United States is
Indian country. 1. The land within the borders of all Indian reservations, the land occupied by an Indian community (whether or not located within a recognized reservation), and any land held in trust by the United States but beneficially owned by an Indian or tribe. See INDIAN LAND. 2. Hist. Any region (esp. during the
business visitor. 1. Torts. A person who is invited or permitted to enter or remain on another’s land for a purpose directly or indirectly connected with the landowner’s or possessor’s business dealings. — Also termed business invitee; business guest. See INVITEE. 2. Immigration law. A non-U.S. citizen who has a B–1 visa, which allows the
Citizenship Clause. The clause of the U.S. Constitution providing that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States and the state they reside in. U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1, cl. 1. [Cases: Citizens 1–11. C.J.S. Aliens § 281; Citizens §§ 2–13, 19, 21–22, 24–29.]
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False Claims Act. A federal statute establishing civil and criminal penalties against persons who bill the government falsely, deliver less to the government than represented, or use a fake record to decrease an obligation to the government. 18 USCA §§ 286–287; 31 USCA §§ 3729–3733. • The Act may be enforced either by the attorney