Legal Definition and Related Resources of Colony
Meaning of Colony
A settlement in a foreign country by a body of immigrants or their descendants under the control of the parent country. A colony may be one that has a responsible government and in such case it is known as a self governing colony, or it may be one that does not have a responsible government, in which case it is a crown colony.
Colony Alternative Definition
A union of citizens or subjects who have left their country to people another, and remain subject to ihe mothercountry. 3 Wash. C. C. (U.S.) 287. The country occupied by the colonists. A colony differs from a possession or a dependency.
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Colony in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of colony.
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Legal English Vocabulary: colony in Spanish
Online translation of the English legal term colony into Spanish: colonia (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
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- colony in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- colony in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Colony
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Colony :
A territory that forms part of the Crown’s dominions outside the UK. Although it may enjoy internal self-government, its external affairs are controlled by the UK government.
Definition of Colony
In relation to social issues, a meaning of colony is provided here: A group of emigrants or their descendants who settle in a distant territory but remain subject to or closely associated with the parent country.
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- Nation
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