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unlawful detainer — n 1: the act of wrongfully remaining in possession of property (as after expiration of a lease) 2: an action intended to remedy unlawful detainer by restoring possession of property to its owner – called also unlawful detainer action; Merriam… … Law dictionary
unlawful — un·law·ful adj 1: not lawful: not authorized or justified by law 2: acting contrary to or in defiance of the law an unlawful possessor un·law·ful·ly adv un·law·ful·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
unlawful detainer action — A lawsuit brought by a landlord against a tenant to evict the tenant from rental property usually for nonpayment of rent. (BankruptcyAction.com) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Unlawful combatant — An unlawful combatant or unprivileged combatant/belligerent is a civilian who directly engages in armed conflict in violation of the laws of war. An unlawful combatant may be detained or prosecuted under the domestic law of the detaining state… … Wikipedia
unlawful detainer — noun a) the act of retaining possession of property without legal right b) a legal action intended to remedy unlawful detainer by restoring possession of property to its owner … Wiktionary
unlawful — adj. Unlawful is used with these nouns: ↑act, ↑assembly, ↑conduct, ↑discrimination, ↑eviction, ↑force, ↑homicide, ↑imprisonment, ↑industrial action, ↑intercourse, ↑killing, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
unlawful injury — An actionable wrong. Giving to the term the broadest meaning possible under the authorities, it can include no injury that is not of such a character that it would constitute an actionable wrong, an injury for which an action for the resultant… … Ballentine's law dictionary
direct action — unlawful violence or trespass Usually in support of a minority group opposed to legal activities taken by others, such as hunting or growing genetically modified crops: I mean direct action, said Araba, ignoring Brodie. In a word,… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Direct action (military) — For other uses, see Direct action (disambiguation). In the context of military special operations, direct action (DA) consists of: Short duration strikes and other small scale offensive actions conducted as a special operation in hostile, denied … Wikipedia
Affirmative action — For the history and implementation of affirmative action in the U.S., see Affirmative action in the United States. Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national… … Wikipedia
