Alien
Alien in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of alien.
Resources
See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Officer
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- alien in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- alien in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Alien
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Alien :
A person who, under the law of a particular state, is not a citizen of that state. Aliens are usually classified as resident aliens (domiciled in the host country) or transient aliens (temporarily in the host country on business, study, etc.). They are normally subject to certain civil disabilities, such as being ineligible to vote. For the purposes of UK statute law an alien is defined by the British Nationality Act 1981 (in force from 1 January 1983) as a person who is neither a Commonwealth citizen, nor a British protected person, nor a citizen of the Republic of Ireland. At common law, a distinction is drawn between friendly and enemy aliens. The latter comprise not only citizens of hostile states but also all others voluntarily living in enemy territory or carrying on business there; they are subject to additional disabilities.
See also allegiance; due diligence; jus sanguinis.
United States Tax Concept of Alien
An alien is a person who is not a citizen of the country in which that person lives.
A non-citizen located on the territory of a state.
A non-citizen located on the territory of a state.
Alien
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