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PRIVACY LAW

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Law or regulation which protects the right of privacy of individuals. … [Read more...]

PRIORITY

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A legal preference or precedence. When two persons have similar rights in respect of the same subject matter, but one is entitled to exercise his right to the exclusion of the other, he is said to have priority. In old English law. An antiquity of tenure, in comparison with one not. so ancient. Cowell. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition Going before; opposed to … [Read more...]

PRIVATE

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Not general, as a private act of the legislature; not in office; as, a private person, as well as an officer, may arrest a felon; individual, as your private interest; not public, as a private way, a private nuisance. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition Affecting or belonging to private individuals, as distinct from the public generally. Not official. Private person. … [Read more...]

PRIORITY DATE

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The date of filing for a petition for immigration or for labor certification. … [Read more...]

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