law of asylum

  • 91co-decision — (now called ordinary legislative procedure) European Union The co decision procedure was introduced by the Treaty of Maastricht. It gives the European Parliament (EP) the power to adopt instruments jointly with the Council of the European Union.… …

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  • 92co-decision procedure — co decision (now called ordinary legislative procedure) European Union The co decision procedure was introduced by the Treaty of Maastricht. It gives the European Parliament (EP) the power to adopt instruments jointly with the Council of the… …

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  • 93ordinary legislative procedure — co decision (now called ordinary legislative procedure) European Union The co decision procedure was introduced by the Treaty of Maastricht. It gives the European Parliament (EP) the power to adopt instruments jointly with the Council of the… …

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  • 94harbor — har·bor 1 n: a place of security and comfort see also safe harbor harbor 2 vt 1: to receive secretly and conceal (a fugitive from justice) 2: to have (an animal) in one s keeping may not harbor a dog without a permit …

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  • 95mittimus — mit·ti·mus / mi tə məs/ n [Latin, we send]: a warrant issued to a sheriff commanding the delivery to prison of a person named in the warrant Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. mittimus …

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  • 96haven — I noun anchorage, asylum, citadel, cove, harbor, hideout, landing, place of safety, port, portus, protection, refuge, resting place, retreat, sanctuary, shelter associated concepts: diplomatic immunity II index asylum ( …

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  • 97sanctuary — index asylum (hiding place), asylum (protection), bulwark, haven, preservation, protection, refuge …

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  • 98retreat — re·treat n: the act or process of withdrawing from a dangerous situation ◇ Many jurisdictions require that a person must have at least attempted a retreat, if it was possible to do so with safety, in order for a defense of self defense to prevail …

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  • 99Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act — An anti illegal immigration bill amending the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), IIRIRA covered everything from border control to penalties on immigrants and employers who violate the immigration laws to allowable benefits for immigrants.… …

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  • 100exile — index asylum (hiding place), banishment, bar (exclude), deport (banish), deportation, depose ( …

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