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Alien

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000461

A person who is not a citizen or national of the country in which they reside. This status can be further categorized as resident alien, non-resident alien, or undocumented alien, each with different legal rights and obligations. Immigration laws govern the entry, stay, and departure of aliens from a sovereign territory.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000461
FieldLaw
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000461",
  "term": "Alien",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A person who is not a citizen or national of the country in which they reside. This status can be further categorized as resident alien, non-resident alien, or undocumented alien, each with different legal rights and obligations. Immigration laws govern the entry, stay, and departure of aliens from a sovereign territory.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/alien/"
}

Record 234 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.