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territorial law

territorial law. The law that applies to all persons within a given territory regardless of their citizenship or nationality. Cf. PERSONAL LAW. “[T]he expression ‘territorial law’ … is not confined to the positive rules that regulate acts and events occurring within the jurisdiction, but includes also rules for the choice of law. English rules for

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drift of the forest

drift of the forest. Hist. A periodic examination of forest cattle by officers who drive them to an enclosed place to determine their ownership or common status. “Drift of the forest is nothing else but an exact view or examination taken once, twice, or oftener in a year as occasion shall require, what beasts there

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concession

concession, n. 1. A government grant for specific privileges. 2. The voluntary yielding to a demand for the sake of a settlement. 3. A rebate or abatement. 4. Int’l law. A contract in which a country transfers some rights to a foreign enterprise, which then engages in an activity (such as mining) contingent on state

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ker–frisbie rule

Ker–Frisbie rule. The principle that the government’s power to try a criminal defendant is not impaired by the defendant’s having been brought back illegally to the United States from a foreign country. Ker v. Illinois, 119 U.S. 436, 7 S.Ct. 225 (1886); Frisbie v. Collins, 342 U.S. 519, 72 S.Ct. 509 (1952).

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apostille

apostille ([schwa]-pos-til). [French “postscript, footnote”] Int’l law. A marginal note or observation; esp., a standard certification provided under the Hague Convention for authenticating documents used in foreign countries. — Also spelled apostil. See CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY(1).

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