The class or type of interests or concerns that a statute or constitutional guarantee is intended to regulate or protect. • To have standing to challenge a ruling (esp. of an administrative agency), the plaintiff must show that the specific injury suffered comes within the zone of interests protected by the statute on which the […]
Constitutional law. A range of fundamental privacy rights that are implied in the express guarantees of the Bill of Rights. See PENUMBRA; RIGHT OF PRIVACY. [Cases: Constitutional Law 82(7). C.J.S. Constitutional Law §§ 584, 630–648; Right to Die§ 2.]
rezone, vb. To change the zoning boundaries or restrictions of (an area) ( rezone the neighborhood). See ZONING. [Cases: Zoning and Planning 151–199. C.J.S. Zoning and Land Planning §§ 44, 65–97.]
Temporary, low-density zoning used until a community determines how the area should be rezoned.
A search of a crime scene (such as the scene of a fire or explosion) by dividing it up into specific sectors. — Also termed sector search.
contiguous zone. Int’l law. An area abutting and extending beyond the territorial sea, in which countries have limited powers to enforce customs as well as fiscal, sanitary, and immigration laws. [Cases: International Law 7. C.J.S. International Law §§ 23–24.]
drug-free zone. An area in which the possession or distribution of a controlled substance results in an increased penalty. • Drug-free zones are often established, for example, around public schools. [Cases: Controlled Substances 100.]
free-trade zone. A duty-free area within a country to promote commerce, esp. transshipment and processing, without entering into the country’s market. — Also termed foreign trade zone; free port.
foreign trade zone 对外贸易区；自由贸易区 指位于一国境内关税区之外的地区。商品可在此地自由出入、存储和包装，只有在进入国内市场时才须缴纳关税。 (→free port)
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