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Definitions for legal status
le·gal sta·tus
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legal statusnoun
a status defined by law
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legal status
Legal status refers to the position or condition of an individual, organization, or entity under the law, outlining their rights, duties, and liabilities. It can change due to various life events such as birth, marriage, death, or changes in work, and can also refer to the standing of an entity's capacity to enforce or be bound by legal agreements in a court of law.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of legal status in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of legal status in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of legal status in a Sentence
Eleven million people that should come out from the shadows and receive earned legal status -- where they pay a fine, where they work, where they do what they want to do, which is come out from the shadows, work, provide for their families, not receive government assistance, and over a period of time be able to receive earned legal status.
I still haven’t been told where he is, how he is being treated, or what his legal status is — which is especially shocking in light of the fact that my father holds Swedish, and only Swedish, citizenship.
Democrats are looking for some steps for legal status for some of the folks who are here without legal authorization. And the Republicans have been really resistant to that part of it.
It is time to give them legal status, it is time to create a reasonable and responsible path to citizenship.
The big challenge is whether we will be able to find a solution to the displacement problem. It's a gigantic problem. Most IDPs in the cities don't have access to land. You need to ensure that the land they occupy has a legal status because if you don't, they don't even exist.
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