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71Customs officer — A customs officer is a law enforcement agent who enforces customs laws, on behalf of a government. Contents 1 Hong Kong 1.1 Mission 1.2 Values 2 United Kingdom …
72Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada ArgueDate=March 22 ArgueYear=2004 DecideDate=June 21 DecideYear=2004 FullName=Larry D. Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada, Humboldt County, et al. USVol=542… …
73Material witness — A material witness (in US law) is a person with information alleged to be material concerning a criminal proceeding. The authority to detain material witnesses dates to the First Judiciary Act of 1789, but the Bail Reform Act of 1984 most… …
74Yaser Esam Hamdi — (b. September 26, 1980) is a former American citizen who was captured in Afghanistan in 2001. It is claimed by the U.S. government that he was fighting against U.S. and Afghan Northern Alliance forces with the Taliban. He was named by the Bush… …
75Immigration detention — is the policy of holding individuals suspected of visa violations, illegal entry or unauthorised arrival, and those subject to deportation and removal in detention until a decision is made by immigration authorities to grant a visa and release… …
76Internal Security Act (Malaysia) — The Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) (Malay: Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri) is a preventive detention law in force in Malaysia. The legislation was enacted after Malaysia gained independence from Britain in 1957. The ISA allows for detention… …
77Shopkeeper's privilege — In many jurisdictions of the United States, the courts recognize a common law shopkeeper s privilege, under which a shopkeeper is allowed to detain a suspected shoplifter on store property for a reasonable period of time, so long as he has cause… …
78Judicial system of the People's Republic of China — For the Ministry of Justice, see Ministry of Justice of the People s Republic of China. People s Republic of China This article is part of the series: Politics and government of …
79imprison — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. lock up, confine, detain; hold, jail, incarcerate. See circumscription, restraint. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. jail, confine, incarcerate, lock up, coop up, immure, impound, detain, keep in, hold,… …
80delay — vb 1 Delay, retard, slow, slacken, detain are not always close synonyms, but they carry the same basic meaning: to cause someone or something to be behind in his or its schedule or usual rate of movement or progress. Delay implies the operation,… …
