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Alien , Alien
The status of aliens—persons who are not citizens of the United States—presented perplexing constitutional problems in this country only after… Alienation , Inscribed in the opposition between the Same and the Other, alienation describes the condition of the subject who no longer recognizes himself, or ra… Deportation , Banishment to a foreign country, attended with confiscation of property and deprivation ofcivil rights.
The transfer of an alien, by exclusion or exp… Blackjack , blackjack •blackjack • applejack • flapjack •steeplejack • cheapjack • skipjack •hijack, skyjack •bootjack • lumberjack • crackerjack •ack-ack • clic… Alienable , al·ien·a·ble / ˈālēənəbəl; ˈālyənə-/ • adj. Law able to be transferred to new ownership. DERIVATIVES: a·lien·a·bil·i·ty / ˌālēənəˈbilitē; ˌālyən-/ n.… Alien And Sedition Acts , In 1798, the Federalist-controlled Congress passed four acts to empower the president of the United States to expel dangerousaliens from the country;…
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