Legal Definition and Related Resources of Territories
Meaning of Territories
System of organized government long existing within the United States by which certain regions of the country have been erected into civil governments. See New York ex rel. Kopel v Bingham, 211 U.S. 468, 29 S. Ct. 190, 53 L.Ed. 286. Also, an area of land acquired by the United States by treaty or purchase which have not become an integral part of the United States. See Rassmussen v United States, 197 U.S. 516, 25 S. Ct. 514, 49 L.Ed. 862. Also, these are inchoate States or temporary sovereign governments organized under the laws of Congress and limited by the constitution of the United States. See Harris v municipality of St. Thomas and St. John, (D.C. Virgin Islands) 111 F.Supp. 63.
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Territories in Historical Law
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Further Reading
Carr, Raymond. Puerto Rico: A Colonial Experiment. New York: New York University Press, 1984.
Stevens, Russell L. Guam U.S.A.: Birth of a Territory. Honolulu: Tongg Publishing, 1956.
Taylor, Bette A. The Virgin Islands of the United States: A Descriptive and Historical Profile. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Library, Library of Congress, 1988.
Robert L. Berg / a. g.
Category 1 territories in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of category 1 territories.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Officer
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- category 1 territories in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- category 1 territories in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
British Overseas Territories citizenship in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of British Overseas Territories citizenship.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Officer
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- British Overseas Territories citizenship in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- British Overseas Territories citizenship in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Category 2 territories in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of category 2 territories.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Officer
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- category 2 territories in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- category 2 territories in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
British Dependent Territories citizenship in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of British Dependent Territories citizenship. This legal term is related to the United Kingom and/or the English Legal System.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Officer
- Law Enforcement Agency
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